Authorities arrested a 13-year-old boy suspected of lighting a firework that is believed to have caused the Rancho fire, a brush fire that broke out on Monday in Laguna Beach.

A day after the Rancho Fire in Laguna Beach prompted evacuations, police have arrested a 13-year-old boy for allegedly starting it Tuesday. Members from the Laguna Beach police and fire department responded to a vegetation fire near Morningside Drive and Rancho Laguna Road shortly after 2 p.m. and quickly issued evacuations to nearby homes.

A 13-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly sparking a brush fire in Laguna Beach that threatened numerous homes and forced evacuations.