City of Malibu Posts Fire Reward of $25,000

• Money Is Offered for Information that Leads to Arrest and Conviction of Alleged Perpetrators •

The Malibu City Council this week took action to increase the incentive for someone with information about the person or persons who may have intentionally or accidentally started the devastating Corral Fire to step forward and break open the arson investigation that is now underway.

A reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in the blaze that claimed over 4900 acres and destroyed or damaged some 90 structures was originally proposed at $10,000, then that amount was increased to $25,000 by unanimous consent of the council at its meeting Monday night.

County officials are also exploring whether to add county funds to the total being offered.

Arson investigators quickly determined that the Nov. 24 fire was the result of human activity and are analyzing articles found at the fire scene that may have been purchased locally.

The council did not have anything new to announce at Monday’s meeting when members noted that “it was in the community’s best interest to offer a monetary reward for information that directly leads” to the determination of how the conflagration started and the possibility that criminal prosecution could ensue.