Shop owner jailed after insurance claim attempt caused 'colossal' blast
by PA Media from World news | The Guardian on (#4T22V)
Explosion at Pascal Blasio's furniture shop in New Ferry, Wirral, injured 81 people
A furniture shop owner has been jailed for 20 years for causing a "colossal" explosion that injured 81 people in an attempt to claim insurance.
Pascal Blasio, 57, of Gillingham in Kent, caused the blast at his furniture store in New Ferry, Wirral, Liverpool crown court heard on Wednesday. Sentencing him, the judge, Thomas Teague QC, said: "You have exhibited human selfishness in an almost chemically pure state."
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