Spencer Pratt says Bass to blame for fire: ‘Karen was sipping cocktails in Chicago’

Published June 21, 2026 9:31pm ET | Updated June 22, 2026 9:47am ET



Former mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt said Sunday that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is to blame for the warehouse fire in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood, which began Wednesday and remains active.

Pratt likened Bass’s handling of the blaze to her response to the Palisades Fire in January 2025, a talking point the reality TV star used to fuel his failed independent campaign by blaming Bass for burning down his house.

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