Thomas Miller left the scene after starting the blaze and it was only by luck that another resident spotted the flames and was able to raise the alarm. He admitted endangering the lives of neighbours by deliberately starting the fire.
Angry neighbours confronted a man who put their lives in danger by setting fire to his Coatbridge home.
He admitted endangering the lives of neighbours by wilfully setting fire to a mattress in Dalveen Quadrant on October 27 last year. The fiscal stated: "About five past midnight a neighbour saw an orange glow in Miller's property and dialled 999. He also told police that he had set fire to a mattress in his downstairs bedroom before leaving the house and returning a short time later.
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