Buckweed fire burned more than 38,000 acres
(NEWSER) - Playing with matches went horribly wrong for a Southern California boy who has admitted to inadvertently starting one of last week's sprawling fires. The Buckweed fire, which forced more than 15,000 to evacuate and burned 63 structures, started October 21; the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department had identified the suspect a day later, CNN reports. Sheriffs released the boy, whose name and age were withheld, to the custody of his parents. More»