Nanaimo Walmart re-opens following prolonged closure due to arson
NANAIMO — Following a nearly five day closure, arguably the city’s busiest store re-opened to eager shoppers.
The heavily used Walmart Supercentre welcomed customers again on Monday, Feb. 27 at about 1 p.m. following a fire in the store last week.
An evacuation was ordered on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 22 after a stack of diapers was temporarily on fire in the rear of the store.
The purposely set fire was quickly snuffed out by store staff.