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

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.

First responders have stopped a brush fire that prompted evacuations in Laguna Beach, California from spreading any further than four acres.