IRMO, S.C. — Last Tuesday, a fire was started in the grocery section of the popular Harbison Blvd. Walmart leaving the store closed for four days.
Columbia police arrested two men in connection with the fire and now the store is back open.
"It was definitely an inconvenience because we had to go way over there on Bush River," says patron Tiaquan Black, "by me not having access to this Walmart, it just made it way more difficult." Black lives off of Harbison Blvd. and said this Walmart being closed made day to day tasks like preparing dinner for her family more difficult.
When asked about the crime that occurred, Black shared this, "It just makes you be more aware of what's going on, and when you see something that doesn't look right, nine times out of ten it isn't right and you need to let other people know whats going on so we can stay out of harms way."
Steven D. Edwards and Bobby J. Murphy Jr. are charged with arson 2nd Degree. They're currently being held at the Lexington County jail.
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