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.

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

A brush fire sparked in Laguna Beach on the afternoon of Monday, July 7. Firefighters quickly stopped the forward progress of the fire. Officials said they believe fireworks were the cause.

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.

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 ...

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- A brush fire fueled by strong winds and hot conditions ignited dangerously close to homes in Laguna Beach Thursday morning, prompting mandatory evacuation orders. The fire ...