Man Sentenced for Gas Explosion, Devastating Community

0:00On April 8th, a 58-year-old man named Paul Solway just got hit with an 11-year prison sentence for sparking a massive gas explosion that wrecked his partner's house and damaged five others in Derby. This went down an Alveston on the evening of June 10th last year, after she kicked him out during a heated argument. In the middle of his meltdown, Solway punched a guard in fence, then disconnected a gas pipe in the kitchen and set a chair on fire, igniting the whole thing. Still from cops shows the front wall blasting right into the street toward a passing car. He barely escaped with serious burns that put him in a medically-induced coma. His partner Joanne Waterfall lost everything, walking away with just one outfit since there was no home insurance, neighbors faced thousands in damages to their homes and cars, with two terrace houses fully demolished. One had been in a family for four generations, leaving folks in tough spots like council housing. Solway admitted to six counts of reckless property damage that endangered lives back in

1:01January, and on Wednesday he got sentenced via video link from prison. The judge called the effects devastating on the whole community, slapping him with the restraining order to stay away from Waterfall. Derbyshire police say nearly a year later, families are still rebuilding from the chaos, hoping this long stretch behind bars brings some closure as. They push forward.