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VIC:Arsonists jailed for factory fire that killed two men

Two young men who set fire to a factory that spread to an adjoining building and killed two men sleeping have been jailed.

Phoenix Darren John Tims and Atem Akoi Thon both pleaded guilty to two counts of arson causing death, car theft and arson of the car, and were both jailed on Monday for seven years and six months with a non-parole period of four years.

Co-offender Semaj Cigobia, 20, who pleaded guilty to assisting the pair evade police and car arson, was convicted and handed a two-year community corrections order.

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