Police Arrest Woman They Believe Responsible for 7 Arson Fires in El Segundo

Originally posted at 9:36 a.m. Aug. 26, 2014. Edited with new details.

A woman was arrested today in connection with a series of arson fires in El Segundo.

Barbara Nania was spotted this morning by a patrol officer who thought she resembled the suspect seen in surveillance video, El Segundo Police Department Lt. Jaime Bermudez told the Los Angeles Times.

Bail for Nania, 63, of El Segundo, was set at $350,000, authorities said.

Three fires broke out in 400 block of Main Street on Sunday, damaging some patio furniture, and police said other suspicious fires occurred in the area, included two in churches.

Anyone with more information about the fires was urged to call Detective Ryan Danowitz at (310) 524-2258.

--City News Service

PHOTO Courtesy El Segundo Polie Department.