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A prosecutor is investigating a social media video appearing to show an employee setting fire to a Kimberly-Clark warehouse in California, destroying a 1.2M square-foot facility with total product loss. A logistics worker was arrested on arson charges as Kimberly-Clark scrambles to reroute shipments and secure replacement warehouse capacity.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02A local prosecutor is investigating a social media video that appears to show a person
00:06setting fire to a California warehouse storing Kimberly-Clark toilet paper, according to Bloomberg.
00:12The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office confirmed the video is under review,
00:16while Bloomberg News could not verify its authenticity.
00:19The video shows an unidentified man commenting on low pay as Pallet's Burn.
00:23The username appears to match a 29-year-old logistics worker,
00:27Chamel Abdulkarim, who was arrested earlier on arson charges and held without bail.
00:32A six-alarm fire destroyed the 1.2 million square foot facility and caused a total loss of products.
00:38No injuries were reported.
00:40Kimberly-Clark said it is shifting shipments and securing new warehouse capacity.
00:44Analysts warned the disruption could impact supply and sales.
00:47For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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