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Police: Blaze in NY Walmart's Xmas-tree section
Quick ReadLI Walmart store evacuated after blaze erupts in Christmas tree section
Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa | Members of the Westbury Fire Department investigate the scene of a fire inside one of Walmart's storage areas. No injuries were reported. (Nov. 28, 2009)
WESTBURY, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a fire has broken out among Christmas trees for sale outside a Long Island Walmart on a busy holiday shopping weekend.
Nassau County police say the blaze was reported around 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Westbury store. There are no immediate reports of injuries.
Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokesman Dan Fogelman says that the store was evacuated,...
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