Jonathan Rinderknect of Melbourne, Fla., was charged on Wednesday with starting the Pacific Palisades fire that burned through most of January, killed a dozen people and burned more than 23,000 acres.

The fire, along with the Eaton Fire, erupted on Jan. 7 and burned for weeks. The two fires combined claimed at least 31 lives.

The deadly January wildfire destroyed the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades.