A 16-year-old teenager who set fire to JD Wetherspoon's Great Harry pub in Woolwich, causing £3.5m of damage, has been jailed for four years.
The teen, who cannot be named for legal reasons and comes from Abbey Wood, was caught on CCTV setting light to a piece of wood and then running into the pub with it.
He was arrested on 22 August after handing himself in, according to Sky News.
Sergeant Mark Gilchrist said: "The damage left the local community in Woolwich filled with dismay by the level of vandalism and disorder that took place that night.
"It is needless to say that the teenager's action could have cost someone's life."
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By Neil Gerrard
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