Fayetteville, NC - A small fire early Monday forced the evacuation of the Wal-Mart Supercenter on Skibo Road.
Police are investigating the cause of the fire that was reported in the housewares section, said Mike Hill, Fayetteville Fire Department battalion commander.
Firefighters were called to the store at 1550 Skibo Road about 1:30 a.m.
The fire was confined to part of an aisle that displayed plastic containers. A store employee used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze before firefighters arrived, Hill said.
About 100 people — about half of them store employees — were evacuated, Hill said.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters were at the store until about 4:30 a.m., he said.
The 24-hour store closed briefly but reopened Monday morning, a spokesman said. |
