Police and fire crews responded to a Mission Hills home early Friday morning after the homeowner reported seeing a man inside with a blowtorch.

The Los Angeles Fire Department arrived at the home on Lemarsh Street near the 405 Freeway around 6:30 a.m. and saw moderate smoke coming from the house.

There was a brief confrontation between the suspect inside the home and police as authorities attempted to apprehend the man before firefighters arrived.

Aerial footage of the event shows a cop bringing a propane tank out of the property, which the suspect was allegedly using, and placing it on the driveway.

Police arrested the man and charged him with criminal arson and violating a restraining order.

The home was said to have sustained minimal damage.