Firefighters arrived to find a neighbor dowsing the flames with a garden hose.
Orth said the first fire was reported at 4:25 a.m. Orth.īerkeley Police spokesperson Ed Galvan said the suspect “is presently being held for a psychiatric evaluation” and might not be criminally charged because of his mental state. The blazes did an estimated $70,000 in damage, said Deputy Fire Chief David P. Sunday-after he had set at least six blazes in the Telegraph Avenue area south of the UC Berkeley campus. Berkeley police apprehended a homeless man just after 6 a.m.
