(AP) -- A wildfire in Northern California that authorities say was sparked by exhaust from a truck at a marijuana cultivation site prompted evacuations.
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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