"At around 3:40 a.m. on Friday, a person approached the metal gate of 855 Chestnut Street and threw a bottle containing a flaming rag at it. The improvised incendiary device set the gate alight."
"Security guards at the property extinguished the fire before it spread. The incident was captured on surveillance cameras, and San Francisco Police Department officers arrived shortly after 4 a.m."
"Less than an hour after the attack on Altman's home, San Francisco police were dispatched to OpenAI's offices on Third Street after a man reportedly threatened to burn the building down."
On April 10, 2026, a 20-year-old man was arrested after throwing a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman's home in San Francisco. The attack occurred at approximately 3:40 a.m. at Altman's residence on Russian Hill, where the incendiary device ignited a gate but was extinguished by security. Less than an hour later, the suspect threatened to burn down OpenAI's offices on Third Street. Police recognized him from surveillance footage and detained him. No injuries were reported, and charges are pending with no motive disclosed.
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