The blaze began on January 7 near Temescal Canyon, which scorched 24,000 acres and destroyed over 12,000 structures.

The video was uploaded shortly after the blaze broke out in Pacific Palisades and amassed nearly 591,000 views.

We hiked up to Skull Rock and smelled smoke as we were hanging.

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We quickly had to run for our lives.

The clip quickly sparked suspicions, as an X user commented: There are no coincidences.

Kids playing with matches and fire got out of control.

Thick smoke rises from a hillside fire in La Palisades under a clear blue sky.

Theyre running like theyre guilty.

They should be interviewed bypoliceand fire departments.

The simplest answer is typically the correct answer.

Brushfire spreading in La Palisades, thick smoke rising, sparking conspiracy theories about its origin.

A person asked: What exactly were you doing up there at the exact moment the fire broke out?

Someone else penned: No doubt a lightning strike started the fire on a clear day.

The viral clip has fueled intense online speculation and conspiracy theories

A viewer questioned: Smokingweedup there?

Young men captured running from smoke at La Palisades, sparking fire-related conspiracy theories.

No one else around but you is very suspicious.

A separate individual chimed in: Almost looks like you started the fire.

Share iconWe were expressing what we were feeling, Kai toldBackpack magazine.

Aerial view of La Palisades fire at night, city lights in the background, sparks conspiracy theories.

I would say, I feel the gravity pulling me towards the earth or I feel my breath.

And my buddy Mike was like, I smell smoke.

My friends and I got ambushed by the palisades fire soon after it started.

Young men filmed near a fire starting point, sparking conspiracy theories in La Palisades.

We hiked up to skull rock and smelled smoke as we were hanging.

Moreover, the disgraced hip hop stars Los Angeles home has been untouched by the Southern California wildfire.

How many of the homeowners were on the P. Diddy list?

Young men filming near fire in La Palisades area.

The Palisades Fire is a large wildfire currently raging in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

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Map showing California fires and proposed rail network amid conspiracy theories.

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Tweet discussing young men reportedly starting the Palisades fire, sparking conspiracy theories online.

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