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Man Accused of Starting 25 Fires | Dayton News
A man named Aaron Farinacci is accused of deliberately starting the Old Trails Fire in Washington, meticulously planning it for weeks using weather apps to pick the perfect day. The blaze, one of three in Spokane, destroyed over 900 buildings and forced more than 67,000 people to flee. A witness spotted him acting suspiciously near the fire’s origin—kneeling in bushes, visibly nervous when noticed—and investigators later matched the fire’s start point to that exact location, leading to his arrest. Farinacci initially denied everything but later confessed to starting at least 25 fires since…
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