A massive fire tore through a 1.2 million square foot warehouse in Ontario, California, after authorities say an employee deliberately set it alight — destroying the entire facility.

The blaze, which broke out at a Kimberly-Clark distribution center, quickly escalated into a six-alarm fire, with around 175 firefighters battling the flames for hours as the building’s roof collapsed and the site was declared a total loss.

Police say the suspect — a 29-year-old worker — filmed himself starting the fire, repeating: “all you had to do was pay us enough to live” before adding “there goes your inventory.”

The incident has sparked wider discussion about working conditions, wages, and what can happen when workplace tensions boil over into something far more destructive.