As previously reported, a massive 6-alarm fire engulfed a 1 million square-foot warehouse in Ontario, California, on Tuesday.
The blaze broke out just after midnight on Tuesday morning.
“The Ontario Fire Department is battling a 6 alarm warehouse fire,” the San Bernardino Fire Department said.
“The building contains paper products. Units from many neighboring departments are on scene supporting the suppression efforts,” they said.
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The Ontario Fire Department is battling a 6 alarm warehouse fire. The building contains paper products. Units from many neighboring departments are on scene supporting the suppression efforts. pic.twitter.com/KLNykaMbgY
— San Bernardino County Fire (@SBCOUNTYFIRE) April 7, 2026
Police arrested arson suspect Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, a disgruntled employee of a third-party distribution partner, Fox 11 reported.
Via Fox 11:
A devastating six-alarm structure fire ripped through a Kimberly-Clark distribution center in Ontario Tuesday morning, leading to the arrest of an employee on suspicion of arson.
While the 1.2-million-square-foot facility suffered a total loss, including a roof collapse, authorities confirmed that all 20 employees present during the blaze escaped unharmed.
Ontario police have identified the suspect as Chamel Abdulkarim, a 29-year-old resident of Highland.
While initially believed to be a Kimberly-Clark staffer, officials clarified he is an employee of NFI Industries, a third-party distribution partner.
Video posted to social media allegedly shows Abdulkarim lighting paper goods in fire.
“All you had to do what pay us enough to f*cking live,” he said.
According to The New York Post, authorities are investigating the video.
“A fellow local just shared this footage with us — it was reportedly passed along by a Kimberly-Clark/NFI warehouse employee who received it from someone on site,” the social media account said in a caption.
Additional footage of Abdulkarim starting the fire:
NEW: Disgruntled employee starts massive fire at a 1.2 million square foot warehouse in Ontario, California.
29-year-old Chamel Abdulkarim was arrested on arson charges for setting a Kimberly-Clark warehouse on fire.
Abdulkarim apparently filmed himself on Instagram setting… pic.twitter.com/VSpZKh3CgF
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 8, 2026
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