Fireworks are the suspected cause of the Rancho fire that ignited in a hilly area of Laguna Beach on Monday afternoon, prompting evacuations orders for a few hundred homes, officials said.

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.

The brush fire burned on a hillside over Laguna Beach Monday afternoon, spreading up to 4.6 acres in several hours and forcing the evacuation of residents along the ridge, authorities said.

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 ...

The Rancho Fire that forced evacuations in Laguna Beach on Monday was caused by fireworks, investigators suspect. The fire grew to four acres Monday afternoon before forward progress was halted ...

A small brush fire believed to have been caused by fireworks burned Monday afternoon near hillside homes in the Orange County community of Laguna Beach. The Rancho Fire was reported near Rancho Laguna ...

Evacuations were ordered Monday afternoon as firefighters battled a brush fire, believed to be fireworks related, that burned near homes in Laguna Beach. The Rancho Fire was first reported at ...

The Rancho Fire that forced evacuations in Laguna Beach on Monday was caused by fireworks, investigators suspect. The fire grew to four acres Monday afternoon before forward progress was halted and… ...