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An alleged California arsonist who filmed himself setting a warehouse full of people on fire compared himself to Luigi Mangione after starting the blaze, according to court documents.

Chamel Abdulkarim, 29, allegedly posted a first-person video on Instagram on April 7 igniting multiple pallets at the Kimberly-Clark warehouse in Ontario, per a criminal complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Central District of California viewed by the Daily Mail.

'If you're not going to pay us enough to f***ing live or afford to live, at least pay us enough not to do this s***,' Abdulkarim said, according to the complaint.

The footage then allegedly showed his hand holding a lighter as he added, 'Should have paid us enough to f***ing live.'

'You know, we may not get paid enough to f***ing live,' Abdulkarim said, per the legal filing. 'But these b****es dirt cheap.'

He also said that the '1% is a f***ing joke' and claimed that he 'didn't see the share holders picking up a shift,' the complaint added.

During a call with an unidentified witness, Abdulkarim allegedly said his motivation for starting the fire was 'f***ing eight hours, six days … stuck paying rent on a bulls*** a** apartment that I can't afford to f***ing live.'

He added that 'a lot of people are going to understand' and compared his actions to when 'Luigi popped that mutherf***er [sic],' referring to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December 2024.

During that same call, Abdulkarim also allegedly mentioned gripes with 'pedophiles out here f***ing children, profiting off … f***ing wars.'

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