Man Gets Prison in Sound of Philadelphia Arson

A man who drunkenly broke into a famed Philadelphia recording company's headquarters and started a fire has been sentenced to prison.

Twenty-eight-year-old Christopher Cimini was sentenced Friday to 1 1/2 to 10 years in prison for breaking into Philadelphia International Records and starting a fire in February.

The label was home to Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls and the O'Jays. Sound of Philadelphia producers Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff lost much of their memorabilia to fire, smoke or water damage.

Cimini pleaded guilty in July to arson and related charges, although his attorney says he was too drunk to remember starting the fire.

Investigators say Cimini had a blood-alcohol content of 0.27 when he started the fire. He had to be rescued from the building by firefighters.