Last time I checked, investigators found that, the last inferno in california if memory serves, was in fact a fire started on purpose to cover a crime in some neighborhood https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/a-deadly-california-wildfire-was-set-to-cover-up-a-murder-authorities-say/ar-BB1gceQw Douglas Mai, 82 and Leon "James" Bone, 64, died in the Markley Fire, which started on August 18 in the Stebbins-Cold Canyon area, near Lake Berryessa, according to the Solano County Sheriff's Office. The two men died in their homes, which were several miles away from the lake. A month later, Vacaville, California, police arrested Victor Serriteno in the murder of 32-year-old Priscilla Castro, whose burned body was found in the same area where the fire started. "Based on an extensive 8-month long investigation, we believe Serriteno deliberately set the Markley Fire in an attempt to conceal this crime. Earlier this morning, Sheriff's detectives arrested Serriteno for additional charges including murder and arson," said Solano County Sheriff Tom Ferrara at a news conference Wednesday. ... So that's what I think about those sudden apocalyptic fires. I think this scenario is not that uncommon, and that this time a guy actually got caught I mean, how are you going to tell if someone died from asphyxia or strangulation or concussion or poisoning when the body is carbonized? Gun shot wounds to the head or chest eventually leave distinct marks, but for the rest... If there's no suspicious indications of "unnatural" cause of death, why would you look for that, especially on people supposedly burnt to death?