A blaze broke out at The Walmart Supercenter at 250 Highlands Square Drive early this morning. The store was quickly evacuated when firefighters responded to a freezer fire.
Firefighters received a call at around 4:30 a.m. involving a refrigeration unit that had caught on fire, according to Hendersonville Fire Chief Joseph Vindigni.
The store, which is open 24 hours a day, had to be evacuated.
Firefighters used an extinguisher for the fire, Vindigni said. However, the fire caused billows of smoke throughout the building.
Friefighters assisted with ventilating the building, which took a long time, Vindigni said, due to the size of the building as well as the torrential rain.
The scene was cleared by about 8:30 a.m.
Dana, Edneyville and Valley Hill fire departments were on hand and assisted, along with the Hendersonville Police Department, Henderson County Rescue Squad and EMS.
