(AP) -- A wildfire in Northern California that authorities say was sparked by exhaust from a truck at a marijuana cultivation site prompted evacuations.
Calfire Incident Information
The Bully Fire, which started Friday, has destroyed eight homes and 10 other structures.
The California Department of Fire and Forestry Protection says 27-year-old Freddie Alexander Smoke III of Sacramento was arrested Saturday for investigation of recklessly causing a fire and illegally cultivating marijuana.
Meanwhile, a wildfire in southern Oregon has destroyed six homes and 14 other buildings.
Lightning strikes have set off dozens of other blazes in the state and in Idaho.
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