(CNN) When you play with fire, there are bound to be consequences. 

For one teenager, that consequence comes with the jarring price tag of $36 million. 

On Monday, an Oregon judge ordered the boy, who pleaded guilty to starting the Eagle Creek wildfire last year, to pay $36,618,330.24 in restitution to cover the damages. 

The teen said he tossed fireworks in the woods while hiking on Eagle Creek trail on Sept. 2, 2017, according to court documents obtained by CNN.  One of those fireworks ignited the massive wildfire in Oregon, which burned more than 48,000 acres. 

The Vancouver, Washington, youth, who was 15 at the time of the incident, appeared at a hearing on Thursday.  He is not being named because he's a minor.  The 11 claims from the state and other parties totaled $36 million, something the teen's attorney called absurd, according to CNN affiliate KOIN

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