11-year-old boy faces arson charges linked to brush fire in Arizona

An 11-year-old Arizona boy faces multiple felony charges for allegedly starting a brush fire that destroyed two buildings and caused $30,000 in damage.

An 11-year-old boy is facing multiple felony charges allegedly for starting a brush fire that destroyed two buildings and caused $30,000 worth of damage in Arizona. The boy has been charged with arson, criminal damage, endangerment and a misdemeanor for reckless burning, the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said. The fire ignited on Saturday northeast of Camp Verde in the now-defunct Beaver Creek Golf Course. Two uninhabited structures were destroyed, and the fire crept within 20 feet of a nearby home, authorities said. Witnesses reported that three boys were playing with aerosol cans and a lighter before the blaze erupted, the sheriff's office said.