Suspicious fire forces closing of Walmart in east Vancouver

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“Setting a fire in a public setting is shocking, dangerous, and shameful.”

VANCOUVER — The Walmart near the Vancouver-Burnaby border is closed until further notice after a suspicious fire.

He said it’s too early to confirm the fire was arson, but it was “strange” that videos from customers’ phones showed it appeared to spark on a sofa in the store’s furniture department.Firefighters had trouble pinpointing the source of the blaze because of the thick black smoke emanating from the furniture department.

However, the store in the 3500-block of Grandview Highway has extensive smoke and water damage. Hesse said it’s likely a lot of the product in the store is compromised by the thick smoke that circulated during the fire.Vancouver police are also investigating to determine the cause of the blaze.

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