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B.C. man faces charges related to 2020 fire in Prince George that killed three

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Deadly Prince George motel fire under investigation
Three people have died in what Prince George RCMP are now calling a suspicious fire at a downtown motel. Fire crews were called to the Prince George Econo Lodge just after 9 a.m. PT on Wednesday. – Jul 8, 2020

Charges have been laid in connection with a fire that killed three people at a motel in Prince George, B.C.

RCMP say 35-year-old Justin Aster is charged with three counts of criminal negligence causing death and two arson-related offences.

Court documents show he is well known to police and made his first appearance at a court in Williams Lake on Friday, when he was ordered to remain in custody until his next date on Thursday.

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READ MORE: Three dead in ‘suspicious’ fire at Prince George, B.C. hotel

Three people died in the fast-moving blaze at the Econo Lodge Motel on July 8, 2020.

Several guests of the downtown motel narrowly escaped when flames broke out just before 9 a.m.

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Cpl. Jennifer Cooper called the deaths tragic and says officers are proud to have brought a suspect forward to the courts in connection with the fire.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 20, 2021.

(With files from CKPG)

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