Teen Charged With Setting L.A. Wildfire

Los Angeles County prosecutors have filed arson charges against a 13-year-old boy they believe started a 2,100-acre wildfire near Los Angeles last month.

Prosecutors in Pomona charged the boy Friday with two felony counts: arson of a forest and recklessly causing a fire.

The boy's name wasn't released. He's not in custody but the district attorney's office says he must show up for a November arraignment.

If convicted, he could be sent to a juvenile facility until he turns 25.

The boy, who lives in El Monte, is accused of sparking a fire in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa on Aug. 25. The fire scorched more than 3 square miles, but no homes were damaged.

Another arson fire erupted in the forest a day later, burning 250 square miles and destroying 89 homes. Authorities haven't accused the boy of involvement in that blaze.