heric, thanks for the info. I hope that arsonist didn't learn the cigarette burning thing from John Orr the guy I posted the same link about a few pages back.

From the article about Joseph Wambaugh's book about the case: At Ole's Home Center in South Pasadena, a small fire began in the vicinity of a potato chip bag, which Mr. Wambaugh describes as ''a sack of solid fuel.'' It was ignited by what would become this culprit's signature delay device: a cigarette burning down until it reached a pack of matches, with a sheet of yellow paper to enhance the flames.