20-year-old man being questioned

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L.A. fire arson investigators are interviewing a 20-year-old man who they believe set the fire. The man was hospitalized with severe burns he suffered during the blaze.

Sources close to the investigation told The Times that the man told detectives that he was sitting in the hills above the Roosevelt golf course and touched off the blaze. The man told authorities he set the fire by accident. Sources said they believe the fire was started with matches.

-Richard Winton and Andrew Blankstein