Terrifying footage shows the moment an explosion blew out windows during a flat fire started by a woman at her home. Sabina Khanom, 27, was jailed for arson after she set fire to her sofa at her Newport flat and tried to run back into the property shouting "I have to get my baby's clothes".
Panicked residents are seen running in fear after the fire took hold and caused an explosion as the defendant runs towards her home. A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court heard neighbours saw smoke coming from the flat in Darent Road, Bettws, on August 2 and heard an alarm sounding. Khanom was seen setting fire to bits of tissue with a disposable lighter before throwing it onto a settee and pouring flammable liquid on top of it.
In footage showed to the court, neighbours could be heard shouting "Get back" as Khanom ran back into the property, saying "I have to get my baby's clothes". She was followed by neighbour Gary Burroughs who pulled her back as smoke poured out of the door and windows.
