Mohammed Farooq, of Clifton Close, Oldham, was jailed for three years, 22-year-old Irfan Khalil, of Park Road, Oldham, to three-and-a-half years and a 17-year-old youth to nine months in detention followed by nine months on licence.

BBC: Irfan Khalil and Mohammed Farooq

Shabir Hussain helped his neighbours to safety in the early hours of Friday, when the blaze broke out in the kitchen of the house in Brewerton Road, Oldham.

BBC: Man rescues neighbours from fire in Oldham

Majid Hussain, 19, of Belgrave Road, Hathershaw, Oldham, was jailed for six years after also admitting possession of an explosive substance with intent to endanger life.

BBC: Irfan Khalil and Mohammed Farooq