ELKIN, N.C. — A 15-year-old boy stands accused of lighting a fire in the artificial flower section of a Walmart in Elkin, North Carolina.
WGHP reports that the fire started just after 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, and the Elkin Fire Department answered the call, joined by a number of volunteer departments. Employees inside the store were able to quell the blaze using fire extinguishers.
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The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation reportedly believes that the fire was intentionally set. Investigators reviewed the surveillance footage from the store’s security footage and issued a petition for the teenage suspect.
Officials estimated that the amount of damage was about $3 million.
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