A child playing with a lighter sparked a small fire inside a Lawrenceville Walmart. (Photo courtesy of Gwinnett County Fire Department)
LAWRENCEVILLE - A Walmart store in Lawrenceville was evacuated Wednesday afternoon after a fire broke out in the toy section of the store.<br />
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Gwinnett County Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge reported the fire was started by a child who was using a lighter to open a box containing a toy. The child was not hurt, and a store employee was able to douse the fire with an extinguisher.<br />
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Rutledge said that about 100 customers and 65 employees were in the store at the time.<br />
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The store at 1400 Lawrenceville Highway was closed for a few hours for clean-up, according to Rutledge.<br />
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