An 11-year-old Arizona boy is facing felony charges after allegedly sparking a brushfire that caused more than $30,000 in damage and destroyed two vacant buildings before creeping within 20 feet of an occupied home.
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that witnesses saw three boys “playing with aerosol cans and a lighter” on the former Beaver Creek golf course.
The sheriff said the two other boys tried to stop the incident and stamp out the fire, but were unsuccessful.
“We…