Police in Lethbridge, Alta., have arrested a man in connection with a pair of overnight fires at a hotel.
Around 1 a.m. Monday Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire under a concrete loading dock on the southwest side of the Sandman Signature hotel. Firefighters located a second, smaller, fire involving a parked vehicle in the rear parking lot.
Fire crews extinguished both fires. Damage to the building was contained to the exterior.
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Due to the amount of smoke, the fire alarm within the hotel went off. There were no injuries and guests were able to re-enter the hotel quickly following the alarm.
Police confirmed that there was video surveillance of the fire being started.
A male suspect was located nearby and arrested. Police found and seized two devices meant for starting fires.
Lethbridge resident Charles Lewis Panther Bone, 33, has been charged with arson – disregard to human life, arson – damage to property, obstructing a peace officer and two counts of assaulting a peace officer.
Panther Bone is in police custody and is waiting for a judicial release hearing.
The investigation is ongoing and police say no estimate of damage is available at this time.
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