Official: 2015 Rocky Fire Sparked By Pot Farm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Officials say a fire that destroyed 43 homes last year in a largely rural area north of San Francisco was sparked by an illegal marijuana growing operation.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman Janet Upton said Wednesday the fire was started by a faulty water heater near a site where about 100 marijuana plants were being grown.
The fire burned about 108 square miles in Lake, Yolo and Colusa counties.
Upton says the case remains open an