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Who is Ronnie Stout? Ex-con arrested for starting California's largest wildfire

IndiaTimes Saturday, 27 July 2024
Ronnie Dean Stout II, a 42-year-old former convict, has been arrested for starting the Park Fire in California, now burning over 164,000 acres. Allegedly, Stout pushed a burning car into a gully at Bidwell Park, igniting the massive blaze. The fire, only 3% contained, led to widespread evacuations. Stout faces arson charges and potential life imprisonment under California's "Three Strikes" law.
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News video: Massive wildfire engulfed California, devastating blazes ravaged the Western US |130 homes destroyed

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California's largest active fire exploded in size on July 26 evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as fire-fighters scrambled to meet the danger.The Park Fire's intensity and dramatic spread led fire officials to make unwelcome comparisons to the monstrous...

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