A fire suddenly broke out at a Walmart supermarket in Vancouver, British Columbia (BC) during business hours. Flames suddenly shot up near the bedding section of Vancouver’s only store at Grandview Highway and Boundary Road.
People were heard screaming and warning announcements were heard over the in-store announcements, creating a tense situation. At the time of the incident, many shoppers were in the store, but they all escaped safely, and no one was injured. Walmart’s damages are estimated at millions of dollars.
The store’s parking lot was closed off and workers were busy repairing the interior of the store. “Public fires are shocking, dangerous and disgraceful,” Sarah Kennedy, Walmart’s senior communications director, told CBC News Online.