here is what it looks like at peak at 3:15, the video is courtesy of scott murphy who sent it to our abc7 news, two people lived on the rot and firefighters spent a little time looking for them. they have just confirmed that the two people are okay. they were awake when it happened and the man came out and left the scene but the woman went back to a trend's apartment behind the lot and went back to sleep. firefighters are relieved to have them accounted for the neighbors tell what she heard and saw? >> i was sitting at the front window and i heard a large "boom," and i heard car alarm. i looked out the window and i heard another "boom," and it went up in films, -- up in flame s all at once the. >> everyone is okay and now they are trying to figure out cause. it spread quickly and firefighters are curious to know how it caught fire. they have their suspicions saying it looks a little off. this is on the boulevard in martinez and they are trying to get the road open as soon as they can, a major street in martinez and they are worried about the only commute. we appreciate "you report" v

this cell phone video taken by a viewer scott murphy shows what firefighters were up against at 3:30 this morning. the next door neighbor could not believe how quickly it spread. >> very scary. it was so close. i woke up my family to get out. things were blowing out up. >> the owner found out about the fire while watching the only news. >> shocked. watching tv and seeing your building burning down. >> he leased the office and the lot to a man who sold cars, eight were destroyed. he had an apartment here and one of the tenants said the fire was all his fault. >> lost everything. everything. everything we won but for the clothes. >> ray says he left the house around 3:00 this morning when his friend called and asked to return the dog to him. he left some potatoes frying on the steve top and his girlfriend asleep on the couple. >> i got back and the house was pretty much involved nothing but a four ball. thank god she got out. >> firefighters pulled the pot from the home. the contents were burned in the fire. >> neighbors and the property owner have complained about his lifestyle and th

>>reporter: this cell phone video taken by viewer scott murphy show what is firefighters were up againstt 3:15 this morning when they arrived on the scene. next door neighbor couldn't believe how quickly it spread. >> very scary. that's why so close that's why i was waking my family to get out of here. things were just blowing up. >>reporter: the owner of the building found out about the fire while watching the morning news. >> you are shocked. watching tv and see your building burning down. >>reporter: he leased the office and the lot to a man who sold cars. 8 of them were destroyed. but he also had an apartment here. one of the tenants says the fire was all his fault. >> everything i don't have wallet. >>reporter: he left the house around 3:00 o'clock this morning when his friend called and asked him to return his dog to him. he left some potatoes frying on the stove top. and girlfriend asleep on the couch. >> by the time i got back to the house pretty much involved in nothing but fire ball. thank god she got out that's all. >>reporter: firefighters pulled the pot from the home. conten

check out the cell tone video take were by scott murphy who went it to us.warned you to see what it looks like when the crews arrived. firefighters say it was going and they wonder what was fueling the fire. they have an investigator on the scene to try and figure that out. neighbors are suspicious saying this was very scary. >> it looks like it was come this way and i woke up the family to get out. it was huge. huge. just huge. way up in the sky. the entire area. cars were blowing up and pieces were flying all over. >> firefighters got the call at 3:15 this morning to come to the boulevard in martinez and firefighters say the couple living here got out okay and they have left the scene so firefighters have not been able to talk to them. they say all of their firefighters are all right so no one was hurt. they trying to figure out what happened. this is a major street that closed and they know the morning commute is about to get underway . >> develops news in san francisco, a city worker is under arrest after a hit and run accident that killed a mother in a

someone who's been following this case from the very beginning scott taylor, investigative reporter with woio tv in cleveland. and wendy murphy> good to be here. >> scott, you've been making calls on the story all day. what can you tell us? >> well, i can tell you i think ohio prison system has a big problem on their hand. it's a maximum security prison. ariel castro was in a cell by himself 12 by 8 feet. he just had a bunk in there. state law gives him hygiene products and also a uniform, a top and a bottom, and a bed sheet. somehow he took that bed sheet, wrapped it around his neck according to the coroner's office and killed himself. but how in the world does this happen? he was not under suicide watch. what they were doing is visiting him every 30 minutes to check on him. last night about 9:00, i believe he was there. he was checked on. then he had a 20-minute window, reverend. and this is where things get really strange. you know, this guy is a master manipulator. he is a tough cookie. and on top of that, he is a control freak. so i think he wanted to get to the state prison, things relaxed on the security, and then he w

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