PROSSER, Wash. (AP) — Police say a 16-year-old with a bottle rocket started a brush fire that burned 30 acres near Prosser Wednesday before firefighters put it out.
KVEW reports the teen was arrested for using an illegal firework and released to his parents.
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Information from: KVEW-TV, http://kvew kennewick
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