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Arson Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in $500M Warehouse Fire

4/13/2026

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Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, pleaded not guilty to seven arson charges in connection with a Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire in Ontario, California, with no injuries reported.
The fire caused an estimated $500 million in damages.
Prosecutors say Abdulkarim filmed himself igniting the blaze.
Prosecutors allege Abdulkarim embraced radical leftist ideology and compared himself to Luigi Mangione.
Abdulkarim is being held without bail and is scheduled for a court appearance on May 6.

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Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, pleaded not guilty to seven arson charges in connection with a Kimberly-Clark warehouse fire in Ontario, California, with no injuries reported.
The fire caused an estimated $500 million in damages.
Prosecutors say Abdulkarim filmed himself igniting the blaze.
Prosecutors allege Abdulkarim embraced radical leftist ideology and compared himself to Luigi Mangione.
Abdulkarim is being held without bail and is scheduled for a court appearance on May 6.