A Sets Fire to a House to Scare Away the Occupants

Multiple Choice

A sets fire to a house to scare away the occupants. But the whole house was gutted and two occupants died. When charged with murder of two persons. A defended saying that he has no intention to cause death. This was accepted by the Court. The Court's ruling can be said to be:

A) Wrong; because A had intention to cause fire which was likely to cause death of the occupants.
B) Wrong; because A had intention to cause fire which in all probability would have caused death
C) Right; because A had no intention to cause death.
D) Wrong; because A had intention to cause fire which was inherently dangerous.