Hunt continues for possible arsonist after nurse’s car is burned in Westlake

A nurse is hoping the general public will help establish the person who set her automotive ablaze in Westlake.

“My coworker requested if I used to be parked within the south parking zone,” stated Sofia de la Rocha. “I stated sure, and he stated, ‘I believe your automotive is on fireplace.’”

The workers at Nation Villa Rehabilitation Middle on Alvarado Avenue noticed the burning Volkswagen Tiguan as de la Rocha was ending her shift on Monday.

“I simply felt violated. I felt unhappy, offended, shocked to see my automotive explode,” she stated.

The Los Angeles Fireplace Division responded to place out the blaze, however de la Rocha “thought immediately that somebody lit it on fireplace, as a result of it had been parked there for eight hours.”

Surveillance video confirmed her intuition, as an individual could possibly be seen strolling to the entrance proper tire earlier than they lit one thing on fireplace, dropped it and walked away a couple of moments earlier than the blaze started to develop.

De la Rocha stated she doesn’t suppose she has any enemies who would do that, and the LAFD informed KTLA the precise reason for the hearth remains to be be decided, and as of Friday, there aren’t any suspects.

As an alternative of being offended on the obvious arsonist, de la Rocha stated she feels for him.

“I hope he’s OK as a result of clearly there’s something mentally unsuitable with this particular person, and I work with individuals like that rather a lot, so I simply hope that he’s doing OK and doesn’t do this to anyone else,” she stated.