Disgruntled over being evicted, defendant spray-painted a hate message on a tenant's door and liberally doused the halls and stairways of a four story apartment building with gasoline. When several tenants came out and angrily confronted her, defendant left. The fire marshall promptly responded to the scene and supervised the mopping-up and ventilation of the building. A grave risk of death had clearly been created by defendant's actions (People v Deitsch,
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