A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly lighting the fireworks that started the Rancho Fire in Laguna Beach.
The fire, which forced evacuations and grew to about 4 acres before firefighters gained control, had been linked by several witnesses to reports of fireworks in the minutes before smoke became visible near Morningside Drive and Rancho Laguna Road.
“As flames spread along the Rancho Laguna hillside, multiple witnesses reported seeing a juvenile in the area possibly involved in setting off fireworks,” the Laguna Beach Police Department said in a news release…