Charger for floor buffer, Bi-Lo, Richland S.C.
A fire at the Super Bi-Lo in Northeast Richland’s Village at Sandhill shut the store down for about four hours Saturday.
The fire, which was contained to a corner of the stock room, has been ruled accidental, said Columbia Deputy Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins. He said it started from the heat caused by a floor buffer charger that was plugged into an extension cord.
The fire caused $185,000 worth of damage, mainly to food items and equipment in the stock room, Jenkins said.
You’d figure insurers would catch on that $185K in damages could have been avoided if they’d had that rechargeable floor buffer plugged into my power strip.