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Man Charged with Arson After $600M Warehouse Fire

4/11/2026

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  • Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, faces federal and state charges for setting fire to a Kimberly-Clark warehouse in Ontario, California, causing over $600 million in damages.
  • Federal prosecutor Bill Essayli said Abdulkarim compared himself to Luigi Mangione, who was accused of murdering a CEO in 2024, at a press conference.
  • The six-alarm fire drew about 175 firefighters.
  • Video footage shows Abdulkarim igniting paper goods, and he faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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