Man used petrol cannisters in bid to set flats and chip shop alight

Man used petrol cannisters in bid to set flats and chip shop alight

A MAN attempted to set fire to his block of flats and a chip shop with petrol cannisters.

Man sparked evacuation after trying to set fire to block of flats and chip shop

Paul Smith, 42, told police he wanted to go to jail otherwise he would 'keep setting fires'.

Man who tried to set fire to Paisley flat and chip shop pleads guilty

A man attempted to set fire to his block of flats and a chip shop with petrol canisters. Paul Smith, 42, tried to start the blazes in Paisley, Renfrewshire on the morning of 2nd September, 2024. Smith initially splashed accelerant on his front door and pieces of paper which he put through a neighbour’s letterbox. He then left the block of flats and set fire to a car before he fled to a chip shop to escape police. A crouched Smith then set fire t…