Vancouver City Hall arsonist avoids jail time

Emergency responders discovered 100 litres of gas inside the extinguished minivan An elderly man charged with lighting a minivan on fire outside Vancouver City Hall last October has pleaded guilty to arson. Vancouver Provincial Court Judge Laura Bakan heard Wednesday that Thien Hiep Ngo, 79, parked his vehicle on the West 12th Ave side of city hall and lit a rope as a fuse to detonate the van, which contained jerry cans with 100 litres of gas. While the vehicle was very damaged, "thankfully there was no explosion," Crown prosecutor Ryan Elias said about the on Oct. 6 incident. Bakan…