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The judge said Jones, who worked for Sheen as a roofer, also had a "long and unenviable list of previous convictions".

Another man, Roman Lavrynovych, 21, who the BBC understands is a builder and roofer, appeared in court on Friday and is accused of three counts of arson with intent to endanger life following the fires.

Allan said he had accepted that he had lost his money, but when his family tried to call the roofers to try to get the scaffolding down, they did not respond.

The 52-year-old roofer said trying to get through to someone to argue his case had been like "talking to a brick wall" and he would now take legal action against bosses.

His father worked near the contaminated site as a roofer, and his pregnant mother often visited him there.