A man has been jailed after deliberately instigating a gas explosion at his home in Blackley.
Kevin Carroll, 34, of Cecil Road in Blackley, was sentenced to two years and eight months at Manchester Crown Court.
He pleaded guilty to criminal damage with intent to endanger life.
Shortly after 12.25pm on Monday 16 January 2017, police were called to reports of an explosion at an address on Cecil Road.
Earlier that day, Carroll told his housemates he was staying home from work as he was sick, but when one of them later returned he failed to answer the door.
The 29-year-old man waited outside by the locked door, unaware that inside Carroll was severing and igniting a gas mains pipe. He then heard an extremely loud swooshing sound and was knocked to the ground before the front door and parts of the frame landed on top of him.
He managed to push away the debris and crawl into the middle of the road, where neighbours rushed to his aid after fleeing from the surrounding houses.
Carroll’s home was left almost demolished and the house next door was also badly damaged, with windows of other premises having been blown out by the blast.
The 29-year-old was taken to hospital with burns to his face, mouth and throat but he made a good recovery and was discharged within three days.
Carroll was also taken to hospital where he was treated for severe burns. He was arrested and after a period in hospital was subsequently charged.
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