a man in California has been arrested for allegedly starting the devastating line fire which has scorched over 34,000 acres of land an area equivalent to about 53 square miles the suspect 34-year-old Justin Wayne Hollenberg from norov California was taken into custody on Tuesday he's currently being held on suspicion of arson with bail set by officials the line fire is one of three major wildfires currently ravaging Southern California stretching firefighting resources to their limits and threatening thousands of homes as of Wednesday morning only 14% of the fire was contained authorities have not yet released details on how Hollenberg allegedly ignited the blaze which continues to burn in sand