Peach later told police she had started the fire by setting fire to bits of paper and holding them to the curtains.
Three fire crews were called in the early hours of January 13 last year to tackle the flames at the three-storey block of council flats on Beancroft Road in Castleford.
More than £55,000 was needed by Wakefield District Council to repair the damage, but prosecutor Stephen Grattage told Leeds Crown Court it was lucky nobody was hurt in the blaze that was lit by Mandy Nicola Peach. The 44-year-old was seen running from the building as the emergency services turned up, but she was quickly detained.Fire crews used hoses to dampen the flames in the first-floor flat and experts said it had been started on the upholstery next to a UPVC window.Mr Grattage said: “A fire officer said it was contained because the door was closed.She admitted she had been taking speed and drinking gin.
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