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Spencer Pratt has blamed his political rivals for a huge blaze which broke out at his California crystal business.
The fire erupted at Pratt's company office in the Pacific Palisades late Thursday afternoon, the California Post reported.
Multiple units with the Los Angeles Fire Department rushed to the building, located inside the Highlands Circle complex on Palisades Drive and battled the flames.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
But Pratt, who was booted out of the Los Angeles mayoral race just days ago, claimed the fire was 'very suspicious.'
He told the Post that he thinks it was started because of 'contentious election tomfoolery.'
'I want to be careful not to compromise an arson investigation, but this incident is very suspicious.
'I will wait for investigators to make public the details, but this was no accident and the timing of this on the heels of all of the contentious election tomfoolery in the last two weeks, it is very suspect, indeed,' the former reality TV star said.
Spencer Pratt, who was kicked out of the Los Angeles mayor race days ago, said he believes a fire at his company's office was an act of arson that was orchestrated by his political rivals
Multiple units with the Los Angeles Fire Department rushed to the building, located inside the Highlands Circle complex on Palisades Drive
Pratt has run his crystal selling business Pratt Daddy since 2017. The crystal shop sells hand-cut gems, which Pratt grew interested in after his pop star wife, Heidi Montag, 'underwent a series of surgeries' that left her in severe pain, according to the company's website
Several LAFD firefighters descended on the scene Thursday afternoon
Firefighters inspected the inside of the building after the blaze
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) confirmed that its arson department was notified of the blaze.
The inferno took place in the same building that formerly housed Cosa Nostra, a popular local restaurant that was damaged by last year's destructive Palisades Fire.
At the time of the incident, the business was undergoing renovations, according to the Post.
Pictures taken at the scene showed smoke billowing from the building and a massive emergency response.
Pratt went on to thank the LAFD for their fast response and hard work putting out the flames.
He continued: 'There are many unscrupulous people in this city who will stop at nothing to silence people who expose the corruption that has overrun our city.
'This fire is no accident, and it would not surprise me if the least if [sic] this were a reprisal for my work in opposing Karen Bass and Nithya Raman, and having the audacity as a civilian to try and do my civic duty and improve our broken city.'
The blaze occurred just hours before Pratt dropped a scathing video on X, pledging to go to 'war' with the remaining LA mayoral candidates, incumbent Karen Bass and progressive Nithya Raman.
The inferno took place in the same building that formerly housed Cosa Nostra, a popular local restaurant that was damaged by last year's destructive Palisades Fire
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation although Pratt insists the blaze is 'very suspicious'
In the dramatic clip, Pratt claimed he had obtained a secret recording of the Los Angeles mayoral hopefuls that would force them to 'resign' if released.
He did not provide any detail or further information on the alleged recordings. The Daily Mail contacted Bass and Raman for their response.
After Pratt conceded in the mayoral race, Raman advanced to a November runoff against Bass.
Raman, a city council member, made a last minute entry into the race after endorsing Bass for reelection.
Pratt has run his crystal selling business Pratt Daddy since 2017.
The blaze came just hours before Pratt dropped a scathing video on X, pledging to go to 'war' with the remaining candidates, incumbent Mayor Karen Bass (left) and progressive Nithya Raman (right)
The crystal shop sells hand-cut gems, which Pratt became interested in after his pop star wife, Heidi Montag, 'underwent a series of surgeries' that left her in severe pain, according to the company's website.
In an effort to help nurse his wife back to health, Pratt started to look into alternative healing methods, including Sugilite, a 'rare purple mineral that emanates peace and beauty,' the site reads.
The Daily Mail contacted the LAFDand Pratt for comment.
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