SANTA CRUZ (AP) — A Northern California man convicted of intentionally starting a 2017 wildfire that destroyed two homes and injured several firefighters in the Santa Cruz mountains was sentenced to 27 years in prison.

Marlon Coy, 56, was sentenced Thursday and ordered to pay more than $2 million to reimburse the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for battling the blaze and to cover undetermined damages to six property owners, KSBW-TV reported .

Authorities say witnesses saw Coy start the fire on Oct. 16, 2017, near a rural property in Santa Cruz County after a dispute at the junk-littered property he shared with his girlfriend. The fire destroyed that property and a nearby home.

Coy used a can of gasoline to light a campsite on fire, according to court documents. As campers were fleeing the burning property, they allegedly saw Coy ignite more fires along the hillside.

Coy was first arrested after he was spotted stealing from evacuated homes, officials have said.

It took firefighters 10 days to contain the blaze that scorched over half a square mile (1.6 square kilometers) in the mountain range south of San Francisco and killed a pet cat.

In court, Coy acknowledged starting the fire and pleaded guilty to 13 felonies that included arson, looting and animal cruelty.