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Warehouse arsonist compared himself to Luigi Mangione, wanted to send a message, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say Chamel Abdulkarim filmed the blaze and boasted about it, while the fire destroyed a warehouse and more than $500 million in inventory.
- Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, is accused of intentionally starting at least six separate fires inside a 1.2 million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center on April 7, resulting in an estimated $600 million in damages.
- Prosecutors allege that Abdulkarim recorded himself lighting pallets of paper products ablaze, at one point looking into the camera and stating, "All you had to do was pay us enough to live. There goes your inventory."
- In a phone call with a witness after the fire, Abdulkarim reportedly compared himself to Luigi Mangione—the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—framing the arson as a symbolic strike against corporate greed and low wages.
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California warehouse worker accused of arson raged online against capitalist greed
Friends say Chamel Abdulkarim grew increasingly agitated about politics in recent months, before prosecutors accused him of burning down his workplace and of comparing himself to Luigi Mangione.
Witness: Arson Suspect Compared Himself to Luigi Mangione
A warehouse employee in California reportedly burned his place of work to the ground, then compared himself to Luigi Mangione, saying, “Should have paid us enough to f— live.” “All you had to do was pay us enough to live” – angry employee turned arsonist, as he lights 1,2 million square foot toilet paper facility on fire https://t.co/zekKx16H0H pic.twitter.com/eQvYhFdIC3— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) April 8, 2026 This is what Chamel Abdulkar…
A 29-year-old man set fire to a toilet paper warehouse in California because his employer refused to give him a pay raise. The building burned down almost to the ground, and according to American media, the damage is estimated at an incredible $500 million (CZK 10.3 billion).
Disgruntled worker invokes Luigi Mangione in $500M warehouse inferno he filmed in anti-capitalist rage: feds
A disgruntled Inland Empire employe accused of causing $500 million in damage invoked Luigi Mangione as he filmed himself torching a warehouse as he railed against wages, authorities said.Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, of Highland, California, is charged with deliberately setting the April 7 inferno that destroyed a 1.2 million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center in Ontario. He pleaded not guilty Monday to federal and state charges, authoriti…
'Pay Us Enough To Live': Worker Charged In $500M Depot Fire - Law360 Real Estate Authority
A Southern California man who compared himself to Luigi Mangione has been charged in federal court with deliberately setting fires that destroyed the 1.2 million-square-foot Ontario warehouse where he worked.
California Kimberly-Clark Warehouse Fire: Chamel Abdulkarim Charged in USD 500 Million Blaze Pleads Not Guilty, Compared Himself to Luigi Mangione
A 29-year-old man charged in a USD 500 million warehouse fire in Ontario has pleaded not guilty to state and federal arson charges. Prosecutors allege he compared himself to Luigi Mangione in a phone call. The blaze destroyed a major distribution center, disrupted commerce, and remains under investigation. California Kimberly-Clark Warehouse Fire: Chamel Abdulkarim Charged in USD 500 Million Blaze Pleads Not Guilty, Compared Himself to Luigi Man…
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