Man's bizarre actions as fire engulfed his flat 'could have ended in tragic consequences'

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Residents in an apartment block were left in fear after a man 'did nothing' when a blaze engulfed his flat. The fire began accidentally at Jason Madegwa's home in Hulme after he discarded a lighter in the property.

But instead of calling for the fire brigade, the 52-year-old 'did nothing', Manchester Crown Court heard. A neighbour called 999 and banged on the doors of other properties as smoke poured out of the flat.

When firefighters and police arrived he was 'positively obstructive'. Madegwa said that weeks earlier he had been seriously assaulted by a man who also lived in the apartment block. READ MORE: One man dead and another fights for life after night of tragedy READ MORE: The top stories across the M.E.N.

today On the night of the fire, the man was filming the blaze from nearby and Madegwa said he feared he was 'going to kill him'.