A TEENAGE girl has been charged with 1st-degree arson as pictures surfaced of the fire that set a Walmart ablaze. Police stated that the 14-year-old's action was ...an isolated bad decision... as the store rebuilds the damage.
Twitter/@rev_sunshine23Flames spewed off of the Peachtree, Georgia Walmart during the allegedly intentionally-set fire on August 24 '/ '
TikTokThe store was left covered in soot while many beloved products were left as nothing but dust '/ ' The young woman was arrested and charged as cops say evidence suggested she set the fire in the Peachtree, Georgia Walmart location. Eyewitnesses told authorities what they saw in the store during the crime. Though servers were damaged in the fire, investigators were able to recover surveillance footage, and the adolescent became the primary suspect in the crime, according to CBS. She was arrested when police obtained a search warrant for the girl's home on Tuesday. READ MORE CRIME
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DUMPSTER FIRE Protester 'set dumpster ablaze that was pushed next to police building' The still-unnamed girl allegedly admitted her crime to authorities and remains in juvenile detention. Terrifying photos of the August 24 fire continued to surface as well. It took the Peachtree City Fire Department hours to fight the flames that photos show resulted in charred shelves. One photo shows huge, bright flames spewing off paper goods. Most read in The US Sun BALENCI-ODD-A Kardashian fans spot 'missing' body part in Kim's new Balenciaga ad MORNING MADNESS GMA fans divided as hosts George & Michael reveal on-set 'arguing' EXTRA CASH I earn up to $720 a day with my side hustle and I don't have to talk to anyone 'mental collapse' Nurse, 37, 'suffered frightening breakdown before killing 6 in crash' PRICE HIKE I was 'ripped off' at the Walmart self-checkout - what to watch out for CHECK PLEASE Surprise bonus payments worth up to $1,658 going out to Americans Products were turned to dust and the entire store looked to be covered in layers of soot, according to the photos released online by Peachtree authorities. ...Three responding police officers that went inside the building to ensure everyone was evacuated suffered smoke inhalation injuries,... Peachtree's police department and fire squad said in a statement on their joint Facebook. Those officers were treated and released from Fayette Piedmont Hospital later in the evening.... The statement notes that the sprinkler system in the store ...did function as designed.... Nobody was seriously injured in the intentionally-set fire that caused the building to nearly crumble. At one point, the store's roof started to collapse, firefighters said. ...The structural members from the roof began to collapse on them, so the decision was made to back out and the incident commander made the decision to go defensive and fight the fire from the outside of the building,... Peachtree City Fire Department Assistant Chief Wil Harbin said. Walmart provided a statement to The U.S. Sun, saying they're still ...assessing overall losses.... ...We're grateful to local emergency crews for their quick response Wednesday night. All associates have been accounted for and are safe with no injuries reported. We'll continue working with police and fire personnel and are referring all questions to them,... the statement reads. Read More on The US Sun
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