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Los Angeles Fires: 2 Men Charged In More Than 50 Blazes

People inspect the damage following an overnight fire in Hollywood on Friday (Dec. 30, 2011). Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Los Angeles Fires: 2 Men Charged In More Than 50 Blazes

January 2, 2012 • Dozens of fires, many of them begun in cars, had been set in the city since Friday.

Wave Of Arsons Blisters Jim Morrison's Former Home In The Hollywood Hills

Los Angeles City firefighter Dane Jackson investigates the fire that damaged a home once occupied by Doors frontman Jim Morrison early Friday morning. Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP photo hide caption

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Wave Of Arsons Blisters Jim Morrison's Former Home In The Hollywood Hills

December 30, 2011 • Arsonists set as many as 21 fires in four hours after midnight Friday, and flames leapt to some houses, including one where the late Doors singer lived in the 1960s.