A pair of Campbell River residents were sentenced in connection with a 2019 house fire on the Wei Wai Kum reserve.
Eddie Cliffe Jr. 44, and Gwen Olney, 65, were each given 21 months in jail, an 18 month probation, and a ban on owning firearms for 10 years, at their Oct. 1 court date at Campbell River Law Courts.
The home at 2335 Henderson Avenue was set ablaze on June 25, 2019.
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Smoke was visible from miles away when the house went up in flames.
No injuries were reported a the time, and firefighters managed to prevent the blaze from damaging nearby homes.
The fire was fueled by propane cylinders, and a number of explosions occurred. One blast produced shrapnel that narrowly missed firefighters, according to the Campbell River Fire Department.
with files from David Gordon Koch
ronan.odoherty@campbellrivermirror.com
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