Homeowner spotted man fiddling with tree outside his Hollywood mansion... what he saw next shocked him

A Los Angeles resident was shocked when he witnessed a man tampering with a tree outside his Hollywood home, leading to a fire being started.

The devastating LA Fires have destroyed entire neighborhoods, scorching a total of 40,600 acres in the last two weeks. However, a disturbing incident occurred when an individual was captured on camera trying to set another fire in Hollywood.

Actor Ricco Ross, known for his role in Mission: Impossible, woke up to the news on Monday that an attempt had been made to ignite a fire using a palm tree in his Fuller Street neighborhood around 6:30 am.

‘Woke up this morning and heard that two doors down, somebody had set fire to a tree to try and start a whole fire in West Hollywood,’ he said as he walked around his Melrose neighborhood. 

‘He drops a match right here and then just starts walking down the street,’ he explained before telling his followers he was going to try to find the suspected arsonist. 

Surveillance footage, shared by Ross, showed a man in a light-colored hoodie stopping near a tree and appearing to throw something before calmly walking away. 

As he walked away, sparks can be seen flying off the tree onto the ground. 

Smoke can be seen billowing off the tree as firefighters spray it, a separate video showed. 

The LA Fires have been taking neighborhoods to the ground as hundreds of acres have become scorched in the past week, but it seems one Neanderthal was caught in Hollywood attempting to set another blaze

The LA Fires have been taking neighborhoods to the ground as hundreds of acres have become scorched in the past week, but it seems one Neanderthal was caught in Hollywood attempting to set another blaze

Surveillance footage, shared by Ricco Ross, showed a man in a light-colored hoodie stopping near a tree and appearing to throw something before calmly walking away. As he walked away, sparks can be seen flying off the tree onto the ground

 Surveillance footage, shared by Ricco Ross, showed a man in a light-colored hoodie stopping near a tree and appearing to throw something before calmly walking away. As he walked away, sparks can be seen flying off the tree onto the ground

Ross revealed a woman used his neighbor's hose to contain the fire shortly after it started. She noticed the flames while walking by and contained the fire until firefighters arrived

Ross revealed a woman used his neighbor’s hose to contain the fire shortly after it started. She noticed the flames while walking by and contained the fire until firefighters arrived

Ross revealed a woman used his neighbor’s hose to contain the fire shortly after it started. She noticed the flames while walking by and contained the fire until firefighters arrived. 

A white van that was parked next to the tree sustained heavy damage, with its entire passenger side burnt to a crisp.   

It is unclear if the man was apprehended. DailyMail.com has contacted authorities for comment. 

The Palisades Fire, which started on January 7 and is only 43 percent contained, have left mass destruction through Los Angeles – burning through 23,700 acres. 

The idyllic Palisades neighborhood has gone from a beloved celebrity paradise to something that now resembles a smoldering apocalyptic hellscape.

Hundreds of ritzy, multi-million-dollar homes are now nothing more than piles of rubble and ash, with little evidence left behind of the treasured heirlooms and household items that used to decorate the walls.

Properties that remain partially standing barely offer a glimpse of the glamour they once displayed. Instead of picturesque buildings with perfectly manicured lawns, the properties paint a portrait of the horrific fires.

Mission: Impossible actor, Ricco Ross woke up on Monday to reports that someone had tried to start a fire with a palm tree in his neighborhood on Fuller Street around 6:30am

Mission: Impossible actor, Ricco Ross woke up on Monday to reports that someone had tried to start a fire with a palm tree in his neighborhood on Fuller Street around 6:30am

A white van that was parked next to the tree sustained heavy damage, with its entire passenger side burnt to a crisp

A white van that was parked next to the tree sustained heavy damage, with its entire passenger side burnt to a crisp

Six fires have erupted across the greater LA area since earlier this month, killing at least 25 people and burning more than 14,445 homes and other structures (pictured: debris from the Palisades Fire)

Six fires have erupted across the greater LA area since earlier this month, killing at least 25 people and burning more than 14,445 homes and other structures (pictured: debris from the Palisades Fire) 

The remains are covered in black soot and littered with debris, while the trees and shrubbery that were previously green and full of life are burnt to the crisp.

Six fires have erupted across the greater LA area since earlier this month, killing at least 25 people and burning more than 14,445 homes and other structures.

Firefighters are still battling the Palisades Fire, which is the most destructive blaze in LA history. 

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