Fire closes Walmart at St. Vital Centre

A Walmart at St. Vital Centre was evacuated Monday night after a fire inside the store.

“We are thankful that all Walmart staff and visitors were evacuated safely, everyone was accounted for, and no one was injured,” the shopping centre said in a social media post. “St. Vital Centre continues to work closely with Walmart, the Winnipeg Police Service, and the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service to assist in any way we can.”

St. Vital Centre staff said Tuesday morning the Walmart store has not re-opened, and it did not know when it would.

The WFPS said in a news release emergency crews were called to a commercial building in the 1200 block of St. Mary’s Road just after 7 p.m. Monday. Firefighters quickly put out the fire after the building’s sprinkler system mostly extinguished the blaze before crews arrived.

No injuries were reported. A damage estimate was not immediately available and the cause of the fire is under investigation.