MARTINEZ, Calif. - An inferno that destroyed a Martinez home on Wednesday was caused by juveniles playing with fire: Investigators say it all started with three youngsters who dug a hole and built a fire in it, but it got away from them.The 2 p.m.
fire caused an explosion in high-power lines and an outage affecting about 8,000 customers."It was traumatic, it blew one, two, three, four times," said Vine Hill resident Edward Raya, who described propane tanks exploding.His neighbor, whose property burned, is an auto mechanic and car collector who stored numerous vehicles, motorcycles and combustible materials.They were all charred.SEE ALSO: 3 youths blamed for starting fire that engulfed Martinez home, neighbors startled by fireball"When it.