A man has been arrested in Los Angeles after neighbors said they saw him trying to start a fire with a “propane tank or flamethrower."

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said three people have been arrested for arson in the past few days outside of recent wildfire zones.

Though winds were weaker than predicted Tuesday, firefighting crews awaited the return of dangerous winds that could fuel new blazes.

"Plaintiffs are informed and believe that the water supply system servicing areas in and around Pacific Palisades on the date of the Palisades Fire failed, and that this failure w