A father and son have been jailed for manslaughter following an explosion at a fireworks factory in which two firefighters died.rnAlpha Fireworks owner Martin Winter, 52, was jailed for seven years, and his 25-year-old son, Nathan, sentenced to five years for the deaths of retained firefighter Geoff Wicker, 49, and support officer Brian Wembridge, 63.rnThe incident took place at Marlie Farm in Shortgate, East Sussex on 3 December 2006. Nathan Winter was preparing a fireworks display for a Christmas lights ceremony and was working outside a farm building when one of the fireworks ignited. This caused a number of other fireworks to explode, and the fire spread through the site buildings.
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