In Southern California, a 29-year-old warehouse worker is being held without bail after his arrest in connection with a massive six-alarm fire at a paper products warehouse east of Los Angeles. Tuesday’s fire at a Kimberly-Clark warehouse completely destroyed the 1.2-million-square-foot facility, causing an estimated $600 million in damages. Prosecutors say it was started by Chamel Abdulkarim, who allegedly texted a co-worker afterward comparing himself to Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A social media video appears to show Abdulkarim using a lighter to set fire to paper products while criticizing corporate greed and inadequate pay.
Chamel Abdulkarim: “All you had to do was pay us enough to live. All you had to do was pay us enough to [bleep] live.”










