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Reward is offered to find arsonists

A father of two today offered a £1,000 reward to help find the yobs who wrecked his business and almost burned down his house in Wolverhampton.

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A father of two today offered a £1,000 reward to help find the yobs who wrecked his business and almost burned down his house in Wolverhampton.

The move by Sean Foster comes after examination of film from CCTV cameras at his home showed a man engulfed in flames while tampering with his van.

The van containing £8,000 worth of tools was parked in the drive of Mr Foster's semi-detached house in Mattox Road, Wednesfield, at 3.30am on Friday.

The 32-year-old plumbing and heating engineer, who runs his own firm from home, said today: "You can clearly see the person open the passenger door of my van before being covered by flames.

"It would seem certain that he had eyebrows singed at the very least and could have suffered more serious burns.

"I am therefore offering the reward for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible to assist the police investigation."

Mr Foster, his 30-year-old wife Michelle and their two children aged five and two fled as the van exploded in a fireball that threatened to engulf their house.

It 's thought the blaze started after a failed bid to steal metal piping from a storage pod on the roof of the van.

Anyone with information is urged to ring 0345 113 5000 and ask to speak to police at Wolverhampton.

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