Officials: $6 Million Walmart Fire Started Intentionally by Juvenile

Officials: $6 Million Walmart Fire Started Intentionally by Juvenile
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Bowen Xiao
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A fire at a Walmart store in Columbia, South Carolina, appears to have been started by a juvenile.

The incident caused a total of $6 million in damages.

Authorities told CBS affiliate WLTX that they have made contact with the child and that charges could be expected. Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins said on Friday, March 16, that the fire was started intentionally.

Bowen Xiao
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Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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