Amanda Bynes 'under 5150 hold' for mental health evaluation There has been speculation that Amanda's family have become increasingly worried about her tumultuous behaviour of late. Picture: Peter Kramer Source: AP AMANDA Bynes has been hospitalised for a mental health evaluation after a witness said he spotted flames on her pant legs from a small gasoline fire in the driveway of a California home. Deputies responding to a 911 emergency call on Monday night said the 27-year-old actress had started the fire in the driveway in Thousand Oaks, Ventura County sheriff's Capt. Don Aguilar said. KABC-TV said the flames were fueled by gasoline. Deputies determined that Bynes met the criteria for a mental health hold and took her into custody, where she can be held for 72 hours of observation, Mr Aguilar said. Passer-by Andrew Liverpool told KABC he found Bynes after spotting the flames. "It's dark, it's 8:45 and I just see her laying down, stomach up and her pant legs on fire, a trail of, you know, fire and gas, and I pull over," he said. No charges were filed and responding fire officials did not administer any medical care, Mr Aguilar said. Richard Hutton and David Feldman, who are listed as Bynes' attorneys in industry databases, refused to comment. Amanda Bynes, accompanied by attorney Gerald Shargel, arrives for a court appearance in New York on allegations that she threw a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment. The former Nickelodeon actress has had several run-ins with the law. In December, she resolved a misdemeanour hit-and-run case after entering into a civil settlement with other drivers. She was charged last fall with driving on a suspended license after it was temporarily taken away from her following two hit-and-run cases. She also pleaded not guilty to drunken driving in a separate case. Earlier this month Bynes appeared in a New York court on allegations that she threw a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Bynes was one of the hottest actors on children's TV. Beginning in 2000, she won four consecutive Kids Choice Awards for best television actress, the first for her role in the ensemble kids comedy-variety show All That, and the others for her starring vehicle The Amanda Show. She also appeared in the films Easy A, Hairspray, Big Fat Liar and What A Girl Wants. Bynes, who grew up in Thousand Oaks, Los Angeles also starred in several TV movies before her career began to decline. The news comes after it was claimed Amanda was questioned after she caught trespassing at a retirement home on Sunday. That was also in the Thousand Oaks area of California, where the 27-year-old was born and raised. It was claimed they wanted to make her the subject over a conservatorship order like Britney, although Amanda has always claimed she doesn't need help and is simply increasing her fan base by acting outlandishly. The actress has been at the centre of a storm of headlines over the last few months. She has repeatedly slammed stars such as Rihanna for being "ugly" on Twitter, has insisted she needs plastic surgery and was arrested after throwing a bong out of a window in New York City. She turned up at a court appearance earlier this month wearing a bright blue wig.