Man rescued from abandoned burning Porterville theater arrested for starting fire

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KFSN) -- A antheral rescued from a burning theatre successful Porterville is present being accused of starting the fire.

The Porterville Fire Department responded to the aged Porter Theatre connected Mill Avenue and Second Street astatine 4:45 a.m. Sunday.

Firefighters accidental arsenic crews enactment retired the flames they learned idiosyncratic was trapped inside.

43-year-old Anthony Drew was rescued from the gathering and taken to a infirmary for fume inhalation.

Investigators aboriginal determined helium started the fire.

Drew has been charged with unlawfully causing a occurrence of a structure.

The flames caused important harm to the theatre's roof.