Death blaze survivor 'saw accused pacing near flats'

A SURVIVOR of a blaze which killed two young jockeys told a jury that the man accused of starting the fire was pacing up and down before firefighters arrived, saying: "Someone's done this."

Chef Christopher Crosby described how he escaped from a block of flats in Norton, North Yorkshire, in the early hours of 5 September last year by jumping from a window.

Leeds Crown Court has heard the fire claimed the lives of apprentice jockeys Jan Wilson, 19, from Forfar, and Jamie Kyne, 18, from Kiltrogue, County Galway.

Yesterday, Mr Crosby said he and his girlfriend went to the front of the block after jumping to safety and found a number of people, including Peter Brown, who is accused of starting the fire.

Mr Crosby said Brown was talking to himself, and said: "I remember him saying, 'Someone's done this'."

Brown denies two charges of murder, two charges of manslaughter and one of arson with intent to endanger life.