In the audio, Aaron Foster, then aged 19, can be heard making the call to West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service blaming non-existent accomplices to avoid suspicion falling on himself.
After getting trapped by the flames he had deliberately lit, Foster called 999 in a panic.
Foster had been captured on CCTV walking around the school using the torch function on his mobile phone and carrying a lit cigarette. He was subsequently arrested by West Yorkshire Police on suspicion of arson and later suspicion of burglary.
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