Tampa police and firefighters responded to a Walmart on East Hillsborough Avenue after they say a woman tried to start a fire inside.
TAMPA, Fla. — A woman was detained Tuesday morning after police said she attempted to start a fire inside a Tampa Walmart.
The Tampa Police Department tells 10 Tampa Bay News that officers responded around 10:25 a.m. to the store at East Hillsborough Avenue and found smoke from a bean bag-sized stack of cardboard.
Investigators say the incident caused smoke inside the store, but did not develop into a fire.
The woman was taken into custody around 10:30 a.m. and is currently being evaluated.
Shortly after the incident, video from 10 Tampa Bay News crews showed the store blocked off by police, with Walmart employees and customers evacuated outside.
Police say no one was hurt.
