Accused Kimberly-Clark arsonist compared himself to Luigi Mangione in call about Ontario warehouse inferno
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“Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, of Highland, faces seven state-level felony arson charges over allegations he intentionally lit the six-alarm fire that engulfed the 1.2-million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark warehouse in San Bernardino County on Tuesday.”
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“Abdulkarim faces an additional federal charge for 'arson of a building used in interstate and foreign commerce.'”
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“Abdulkarim compared himself to Luigi Mangione in a call he made to a woman he knew after the fire, according to charging documents.”
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“In the call, Abdulkarim said, 'a lot of people are going to understand' what he did and compared the arson to when 'Luigi popped that motherf—ker.'”
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“The cost of the fire is now estimated at $500 million, including the value of the goods inside the warehouse and the building itself, with the structure alone estimated at $152 million.”
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“Abdulkarim was arrested by police Tuesday near the Kimberly-Clark warehouse while the massive fire still raged.”
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“About 20 employees, including Abdulkarim, were inside the building when the fire broke out, according to investigators.”
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“Abdulkarim in 2024 filed a class-action suit against a previous employer over break times and lost pay. He won a settlement in that case last year.”
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“A video posted to social media shows Abdulkarim setting the blaze and chanting, 'all you had to do was pay us enough to live.'”
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