Authorities said no McDonald's Corp. employees were involved and that McDonald's assisted the investigation. News 3 Health officials say a Charlotte McDonald's restaurant will remain closed indefinitely after a pile of dirty uniforms spontaneously caught fire. Fire officials say it started in the rear storage area of the McDonald's on Wilkinson Boulevard. Employees saw smoke and evacuated the restaurant. No one was hurt.
Investigators say the oily uniforms spontaneously combusted.
Police said that they tried to restrain Andrew Kernan by using CS spray outside a busy pub in Liverpool and opened fire only when it failed to subdue him. Police had gone to his house after being alerted by his family when he became disturbed. It was unclear yesterday how Mr Kernan, who was wearing pyjamas, was able to leave the house and arm himself with the sword. May Eva Lewis, who lives in flats overlooking the scene, said that she saw Mr Kernan raise the sword above his head before being hit by the bullets. I heard a lot of shouting and looked out of the window to see a man with sword, she said.