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By contrast, the arsonist behind the Napa fire was given 27 years in prison last year.

So far, little is known about the alleged serial arsonist or his motive.

Local media had been reporting that the arsonist was using some kind of Molotov cocktail to smash through the car windows.

The mother of alleged serial arsonist Harry Burkhart is scheduled to appear in a downtown federal court today in Los Angeles.

But fire department officials are not saying what they suspect the arsonist is using to ignite the fires.