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REXBURG — A 25-year-old man who disconnected gas lines, removed fire extinguishers and took down smoke alarms before setting fire to his Rexburg apartment in a suicide attempt was sentenced Monday to six months in the Madison County Jail followed by five years of probation.

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Arson is believed to have caused a structure fire that sent one person to the hospital from 164 Rosewood Drive in Rexburg Saturday around 6:30 p.m, fire crews found smoke coming from the eaves with heavy smoke inside,” reported the Madison Fire Department in a press release. “Crews made entry into the house to begin offensive fire attack and found fire in four separate locations, both upstairs and downstairs. One person was transported to Madison Memorial Hospital.”