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SA arsonist jailed for lighting disabled neighbour's house on fire

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Dramatic bodycam image of a police officer rushing to get people away from a burning home in Adelaide has been released.

In the footage, the officer helps neighbours jump over a fence in order to get away from the blaze.

"There's bins on the other side," he says.

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"You can land on the bins, alright?"

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The house going up in flames in Grange.

The house going up in flames in Grange. Nine

Fire crews arrived minutes later, but too late to save the house.

CCTV released today shows the arsonist setting the fire then walking back to his home next door in the Adelaide suburb of Grange in 2019.

Michele Sindoni used matches and methylated spirits to set his neighbour's house on fire.

A South Australian court heard Sindoni set the fire because his elderly, disabled neighbour had refused to lend him money.

The fire has left the neighbour without a home.

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Sindoni has been jailed for six years.

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