An alleged arsonist has been arrested on suspicion of starting an out-of-control Northern California wildfire that has driven nearly 2,800 people from their homes and continues to grow, authorities said on Thursday. Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, is suspected of starting the fire east of Sacramento on Saturday, authorities said at a news conference today. He was arrested late on Wednesday in Placerville and booked into El Dorado County Jail, where he was being held on $10 million bail. Huntsman is charged with one count of arson of forest land for willfully and maliciously setting a fire, according to a criminal complaint. He also faces a special allegation of arson with aggravating factors because the blaze east of Sacramento put a dozen firefighters in serious danger, forcing them to deploy their fire shields. They all escaped unharmed as it emerged today that four crew had lost their homes.
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The King Fire has burned nearly 111 square miles of trees - doubling in size overnight - and is just five per cent contained in Northern California
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Wayne Allen Huntsman, 37, is suspected of starting the fire east of Sacramento on Saturday
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The blaze east of Sacramento put a dozen firefighters in serious danger, forcing them to deploy their fire shields. They all escaped unharmed
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Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency late yesterday, freeing up funds for the two fires
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Four firefighters have lost their homes while two churches, a community center and the library also burned to the ground
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