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Officials arrested a 13-year-old boy after video footage caught the teen setting off fireworks that sparked the small vegetation fire, according to the Laguna Beach Police Department.

The fire, dubbed the Rancho fire, started around 2:30 p.m. near Rancho Laguna Road and Morningside Drive, according to the Laguna Beach Fire Department.

Anyone with information or video footage related to the fire was urged to contact the Laguna Beach Police Department’s detective bureau at (949) 715-0984.

The fire began in the city of Laguna Beach at about 2:15 p.m. local time on July 7 and grew to four acres, threatening nearby homes, according to the Orange County Fire Authority.

Preliminary reports said the fire may have started from illegal fireworks, the Laguna Beach Police Department said in a statement on July 8. As the blaze spread along the hillside of Rancho Laguna ...

Sky5 view of the Rancho Fire in Laguna Beach, California, on July 7, 2025. (KTLA) The evacuation order impacted homes on La Mirada Street, Katella Street, Summit Drive and Baja Street.

The Rancho Fire started Monday afternoon in Orange County, burning near homes in the Bluebird Canyon area of Laguna Beach. A live feed from Alert California showed smoke had dissipated by about 6 p.m.

Laguna Beach residents are back in their homes after a brush fire that was possibly sparked by fireworks forced them to evacuate. Macy Jenkins reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, July ...

Officials arrested a 13-year-old boy after video footage caught the teen setting off fireworks that sparked the small vegetation fire, according to the Laguna Beach Police Department.

Anyone with information or video footage related to the fire was urged to contact the Laguna Beach Police Department’s detective bureau at (949) 715-0984.