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Man Arrested For Sacramento House Fire That Left Him, Toddler Injured

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - Authorities have made an arrest in the case of a house fire that left a toddler injured.

The fire happened on Tuesday at a home along the 2700 block of 29th Avenue. Sacramento Fire says their crews responded to the scene a little before 5 p.m. and found two residents, 26-year-old Oscar Mareno and a 2-year-old girl, injured.

Both were transported to the UC Davis Medical Center. Their injuries were minor.

Investigators later discovered that the fire was caused by fumes from a suspected butane honey oil production lab igniting.

Thursday, authorities announced that Mareno had been arrested. He is facing charges of recklessly causing a fire that caused injury, endangering the life of a child and attempting to produce a controlled substance.

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