5 Walmarts close for 'plumbing issues' all over the U.S., suddenly lay off 2,000 employees

Very strange news from the land of Walmart:

Employees of a Walmart in Brandon that abruptly closed Monday were among more than 2,000 employees nationwide who learned almost simultaneously they were being laid off. In a nearly identical manner at every store, Walmart corporate officials visited the five locations, called an impromptu meeting in the back of the store and told employees that the stores would be closing that evening.

The locations include stores in Florida, Oklahoma, Texas and California. Even stranger is that Walmart doesn't seem to be ready to do anything about said "plumbing."

According to Hillsborough County, Florida, Walmart didn’t notify the county’s permit department either. No one there has heard a peep from Walmart about any major repairs.

One thing is known, these "plumbing issues" are pretty considerable.

A Walmart official also told 10 News repairs haven't started yet because they still need to organize the store after so many shoppers came out to take advantage of closing deals. She added each of these five stores closed, there have been upwards of 100 plumbing or pipe incidents in just the past two years. That, and that alone, is the only connection, according to Walmart officials.

Or there haven't been any plumbing issues?   READ MORE