HOT COALS, THAT WERE IMPROPERLY DISPOSED OF IN A TRASH CAN YESTERDAY, WERE THE CAUSE OF A HOUSE FIRE IN SALINAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE BLAZE WAS ON THE 11 HUNDRED BLOCK OF SAN YSIDRO WAY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF THAT FIRE, EXPLODED FIREWORKS WERE FOUND IN A NEIGHBORING BACK YARD. 53 YEAR-OLD JOE NAVARRO (AND HIS 17 YEAR-OLD SON) WERE BOTH CITED FOR BEING IN POSSESSION OF: ROMAN CANDLES, M-80’S, BOTTLE ROCKETS AND MORTARS . ILLEGAL FIREWORKS CONTINUE TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN, AND A MAJOR FIRE RISK.