In the early morning of the 7th local time, a major arson incident broke out in Ontario, California, USA:Shamel Abdulkarim, a 29-year-old warehouse employee, deliberately set fire to his employer's warehouse due to long-term dissatisfaction with his salary, causing huge losses of approximately US$156 million (equivalent to RMB 1.066 billion)..
The warehouse where the incident occurred is the paper products storage center of Kimberly-Clark Company, covering an area of 111,400 square meters and filled with toilet paper and other flammable paper products.
Abdulkarim took selfies and posted videos of the entire process of arson. While using a lighter to light the goods, he repeatedly complained:"You just need to pay us enough to survive." "If you don't pay us enough to live, at least pay us enough not to do this kind of thing." Finally, he mocked, "Your inventory is gone."
Fortunately, about 20 employees on site were evacuated in time and no casualties were caused. However, the fire lasted for several hours and eventually the entire warehouse was almost reduced to ashes. The fire department dispatched 175 firefighters and 15 fire trucks to control the fire.
It is worth mentioning that before the incident, Abdulkarim believed that his income was not enough to sustain basic living, and he had sued his former employer over rest time and salary issues.
at present,He has been arrested by the police and faces multiple felony charges of aggravated arson. He has been refused bail and may face a long term in prison if convicted..
