A fire in the paper towel aisle has shut down the Atlantic Superstore on Joseph Howe Drive in Halifax for the evening. He said fire damage was confined to the paper towel area, but there was smoke damage throughout the store, as well as minimal water damage. "Obviously, there's no electricity within that paper aisle and those types of things just don't spontaneously combust," said Beals. It isn't clear whether the fire began with paper towel, toilet paper or something else. "This is one of the first times I've heard of somebody intentionally setting a fire inside a grocery store, especially a grocery store that's occupied," said Beals.

Source: CBC News October 28, 2017 00:00 UTC