An arsonist who caused a gas explosion at a house was told he could have blown police officers, himself, and others ‘to kingdom come’ as a result of his ‘utterly selfish and reckless’ actions.
Officers attended the address, in Mansfield Woodhouse, to arrest 29-year-old Kyhl Sykes after reports he had sexually assaulted a girl.
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