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N.D. (AP) – A man convicted of setting a Steele hotel on fire has been sentence to 46 years in prison. 52-year-old Allen Thomas was sentenced on Thursday. A jury convicted Thomas in August of one count of arson and 18 counts of endangering by fire.

Authorities said Thomas used a cigarette lighter to ignite a mattress because he was upset that the hotel owners had helped his girlfriend after the two had argued.

The hotel known as the “Lone Steer” was destroyed by fire in August 2012. Several people had to jump from second-story windows to escape the blaze. No one was injured.