A fire that started in a store parking lot resulted in the death of one of the mother’s children and “permanent damage” to the other, prompting the Minnesota mother to file a lawsuit against Walmart. On August 6, 2019, Essie McKenzie took her daughters to the Walmart Supercenter in Fridley, Minnesota, where they were fast asleep. According to court documents, McKenzie dropped her mother off at the airport, where the 6- and 9-year-old boys were exhausted from being woken up early.
Since it was early in the morning, around six o’clock, the mother decided to let them sleep while she took care of some shopping, confident that they would be safe. The minivan was on fire when she returned to the parking lot a short time later, according to court records. Emergency personnel were chasing her as she ran toward the fire. She waited and watched as the firefighters finally freed the girls from the truck. The flames had taken effect on them. The younger of the two suffered a heart attack, she was revived in the parking lot and then taken to a hospital, where she later passed away. Her older sister survived with severe burns but she was left “permanently deformed”.
McKenzie’s attorneys accuse Walmart of having a well-known policy that allows people to camp overnight in store parking lots without monitoring such visitors to help ensure the safety of other customers in the lawsuit, which was filed on Thursday. June 6th. Walmart “encouraged and permitted a hazardous condition at its facility,” the lawsuit states. By not providing workers to oversee the proper use of their parking lot as a campground, (Walmart) increased that risk. Investigators determined that a camp stove started the incident. According to records, a California man and his wife lived in their 2005 Dodge Caravan while traveling across the country. They decided to stop and camp at the Fridley Walmart.
On November 16, 2021, in Richmond, California, shoppers can be seen walking through the Walmart store parking lot from above. With revenue of $140.53 billion, or $1.45 per share, versus expert projections of $135.60 billion, or $1.40 per share, Walmart posted better-than-expected third-quarter results.
Reports indicate that the man used a camp stove to prepare breakfast on the morning of the incident. Without waiting for it to cool down, he finished it and placed it in the back of his car. He then pulled out of the parking lot and took a spot closer to the store entrance, next to McKenzie’s minivan. According to the paperwork, the camp stove inside the man’s car allegedly ignited a fire when he entered the store. His wife made an unsuccessful attempt to put out the flames. His car caught fire and quickly spread to McKenzie’s truck, according to Newsweek.
According to Kare11, the man pleaded guilty to two counts of negligent arson causing serious bodily injury and was sentenced to 120 days in jail and three years in 2020. McKenzie’s attorneys are now seeking at least $75,000 in damages. Randy Hargrove, a Walmart spokesman, told McClatchy News that the retail giant “plan(s) to defend the company and will respond in Court to the Lawsuit as necessary,” adding, “Our thoughts remain with friends and relatives affected by this. sad even three years ago.”
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