Police were searching Tuesday for a suspected serial arsonist who may be responsible for more than a dozen fires in the Reseda area, including about six that occurred overnight.
Fire officials said at least six fires were reported from 11 p.m. Monday to 1 a.m. Tuesday, with most starting around Reseda Boulevard and Vanowen Street. One of the blazes involved a truck that had debris and foliage in the bed of the vehicle.
At least 12 fires have been set in the past three days in the area, fire officials said. No injuries have been reported.
Most of the fires involved trash, debris or vegetation, officials said. According to the fire department, one person is believed to be behind the fires, and undercover investigators have been working in the area in hopes of catching the culprit.
ABC7 reported that the suspect may have been captured in a photograph, showing a woman on a bicycle.