Forrest Gordon clark

A 51-year-old man who is accused of making the threat, "This place will burn," for over three years has been arrested and charged with starting the so-called "Holy Fire," causing nearly 10,000 acres to burn and 20,000 people to be placed under evacuation orders at Cleveland National Forest in Southern California.

The arrest was made as more than a dozen blazes across the state continue to endanger the lives of thousands, including hundreds of firefighters and first responders working around the clock.

One, the Mendocino Complex Fire, is the largest wildfire in California history. Yosemite National Park has been closed "indefinitely" because of smoke from another fire.