CAPTION: A court appearance is set for the man California authorities say is a person of interest in last week's deadly wildfire. (Nov. 1)
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[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
A MAN NAMED AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A DEADLY CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE IS DUE IN COURT THURSDAY.
37-YEAR-OLD RAYMOND OYLER HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH THE BLAZE THAT KILLED FIVE FIREFIGHTERS LAST WEEK... BUT HE IS IN CUSTODY ON CHARGES OF SETTING TWO WILDFIRES THIS PAST SUMMER.
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS HE IS A *PERSON OF INTEREST* IN THE ESPERANZA BLAZE WHICH BURNED MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND ACRES.
INVESTIGATORS INTERVIEWED OYLER AND SEARCHED HIS HOME ON MONDAY.
HE'S BEING HELD ON 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.
FOUR FIREFIGHTERS DIED AFTER BEING OVERRUN BY FLAMES AS THEY TRIED TO PROTECT HOMES IN THE AREA OF THE BLAZE.
A FIFTH FIREFIGHTER DIED TUESDAY AFTER HIS FAMILY DECIDED TO TAKE HIM OFF LIFE SUPPORT.
THE FIFTH DEATH MAKES IT THE GREATEST LOSS OF CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS IN A SINGLE INCIDENT BATTLING A WILDFIRE SINCE 1994.
THE BLAZE DESTROYED 34 HOMES, 20 OUTBUILDINGS, AND PARTS OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY--AND FIREFIGHTING COSTS HAVE REACHED NINE-POINT-NINE MILLION DOLLARS.
SOME RESIDENTS SAY THEY SAW TWO YOUNG MEN LEAVING THE AREA WHERE THE FIRE BEGAN.
A 550-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST IS STILL BEING OFFERED.
CAPTION: A court appearance is set for the man California authorities say is a person of interest in last week's deadly wildfire. (Nov. 1)
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[Notes:ANCHOR VOICE]
A MAN NAMED AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN A DEADLY CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE IS DUE IN COURT THURSDAY.
37-YEAR-OLD RAYMOND OYLER HAS NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH THE BLAZE THAT KILLED FIVE FIREFIGHTERS LAST WEEK... BUT HE IS IN CUSTODY ON CHARGES OF SETTING TWO WILDFIRES THIS PAST SUMMER.
THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS HE IS A *PERSON OF INTEREST* IN THE ESPERANZA BLAZE WHICH BURNED MORE THAN 40-THOUSAND ACRES.
INVESTIGATORS INTERVIEWED OYLER AND SEARCHED HIS HOME ON MONDAY.
HE'S BEING HELD ON 25-THOUSAND DOLLARS BAIL.
FOUR FIREFIGHTERS DIED AFTER BEING OVERRUN BY FLAMES AS THEY TRIED TO PROTECT HOMES IN THE AREA OF THE BLAZE.
A FIFTH FIREFIGHTER DIED TUESDAY AFTER HIS FAMILY DECIDED TO TAKE HIM OFF LIFE SUPPORT.
THE FIFTH DEATH MAKES IT THE GREATEST LOSS OF CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS IN A SINGLE INCIDENT BATTLING A WILDFIRE SINCE 1994.
THE BLAZE DESTROYED 34 HOMES, 20 OUTBUILDINGS, AND PARTS OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY--AND FIREFIGHTING COSTS HAVE REACHED NINE-POINT-NINE MILLION DOLLARS.
SOME RESIDENTS SAY THEY SAW TWO YOUNG MEN LEAVING THE AREA WHERE THE FIRE BEGAN.
A 550-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST IS STILL BEING OFFERED.
