Palm Desert woman sentenced for igniting dangerous strip mall fire

Palm Desert woman sentenced for igniting dangerous strip mall fire

A Palm Desert woman has been sentenced for igniting a dangerous strip mall fire in 2024 that nearly trapped firefighters inside, officials confirmed. The convicted arsonist, identified as Chi Lyu, was sentenced on June 3 to six years and four months in state prison, according to the Corona Fire Department. Lyu set fire to the Rimpau Avenue Strip Mall on the morning of Aug. 11, 2024. Crews responded to reports of a structure fire at a retail stri…