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    1. Community Risk

    Man Sentenced in Blaze that Left Detroit Firefighter Paralyzed

    Dec. 7, 2014
    The man who set a fire that left Detroit Firefighter Brendan Milewski paralyzed, was sentenced to seven years in jail.

    Source Firehouse.com News

    Detroit firefighters stand by as aerial units battle a burning two-story partially collapsed building that injured multiple firefighters.
    Detroit firefighters stand by as aerial units battle a burning two-story partially collapsed building that injured multiple firefighters.

    A man was sentenced for arson in a fire that left a Detroit firefighter paralyzed. 

    On Thursday, Calvin Jones received a seven-year sentence, WWJ reported.

    Detroit Firefighter Brendan Milewski, whose story was told in the doucumentary BURN, is a T6 Paraplegic.

    In testimony, Jones said he filled bottles with gasoline for co-defendant Samson Wright, for an Aug. 13, 2010 fire at a Metro PCS store.

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    Milewski was one of several firefighters who were caught when a roof collapsed on crews. 

    Three other firefighters retired due to injuries they suffered at the fire.

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