Ontario warehouse arsonist cited Mangione in messages, prosecutors say
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Chamel Abdulkarim, a 29-year-old employee of NFI Industries, started a fire at a 1.2-million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark warehouse in Ontario, CA, after posting a video and texting coworkers about pay and profits, and reportedly comparing himself to Luigi Mangione. He faces multiple state and federal charges of aggravated arson and arson of a structure, with the blaze destroying hundreds of millions in products and prompting a massive firefighting response. He will be prosecuted first at the state level; potential penalties include 10 years to life in prison.
- Warehouse arsonist compared himself to Luigi Mangione, wanted to send a message, prosecutors say Los Angeles Times
- Ontario warehouse fire: What we know about Chamel Abdulkarim, suspect charged with arson ABC7 Los Angeles
- Kimberly-Clark employee detained on suspicion of arson after massive Ontario warehouse fire FOX 11 Los Angeles
- Worker who allegedly set fire to California warehouse compares self to Luigi Mangione The Guardian
- Ontario warehouse fire suspect, angry at corporations, caused $500 million in damage, federal officials say Daily Bulletin
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