VIDEO: Surveillance footage released Wednesday shows a man brazenly setting fire to a Lake Forest apartment leasing office in what appears to be a "targeted attack," the Orange County Fire Authority said.
Authorities are asking for the public's help finding the person who set the blaze in the early morning hours Tuesday along El Toro Road.
Video shows a hooded person pouring a liquid outside the building, tossing a lit match on the ground and then running away as the flames erupt.
The fire was burning just 50 feet away from occupied apartments and the attacker appeared to be familiar with the area, fire officials said.
The blaze caused over $100,000 in damages to the building, according to the Fire Authority.
“This is concerning because he is pretty brave in the way that he acts," Orange County Fire Capt. Shaun Miller said.