Company director who started massive fire lit the blaze when his WIFE was ...

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A man who caused millions of dollars in damages when he set fire to a factory in the hope of getting an insurance payout has been sentenced to eight years jail.

More than 100 firefighters and 24 trucks fought the blaze started by Scott Gregory Stirling, 41, at his wife's car repair premises in the Brisbane suburb of Virginia on September 24, 2017.

It tore through another four businesses, causing about $5.5million of damage in total. Mr Stirling's wife Amanda was also inside the factory when it was deliberately set alight.

Crown prosecutor Brendan White said the offence was one of the 'worst examples of arson' because of the damage caused and the risk to lives, including the firefighters.