Contra Costa Man Arrested for Antioch House Fires

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA -- A man suspected of starting a fire with a discarded cigarette that burned several Antioch homes was arrested Dec. 16 by fire and police investigators, a Contra Costa Fire Protection District spokesman said.

David Chun, 37, was arrested at 12:30 p.m. at a Best Buy store in Pleasant Hill where he was working, according to Fire Marshal Robert Marshall.

Prosecutors filed three counts of reckless burning against Chun about a month ago for allegedly tossing the smoldering cigarette out of the window of a home in the 900 block of Burwood Way on June 25.

The fire quickly spread through dry vegetation to engulf about three acres, burn three homes badly, damage the exteriors of several others and ultimately result in about $650,000 in damage before being extinguished,
Marshall said.

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