Damage on the roof of the Leamington Walmart November 13, 2018 (Photo courtesy of the Leamington Fire Services)Damage on the roof of the Leamington Walmart November 13, 2018 (Photo courtesy of the Leamington Fire Services)
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Leamington firefighters called to two fires within minutes

The Walmart in Leamington will open again Wednesday morning after a fire Tuesday night.

Fire officials said the blaze started at around 9:40 p.m., on a section of the roof that was being worked on earlier in the day.

No one was hurt and damage is estimated at around $10,000.

Just half an hour earlier, firefighters were called out to an apartment building on McGaw Avenue.

A woman was taken to the hospital with undetermined injuries.

Careless cooking is blamed for that fire which caused $175,000 in damages.

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