EPCOT fire: Blaze erupts at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida |Videos
A fire broke out near EPCOT, a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. No injuries were reported.
UPDATE: A walk-in cooler caught fire in the backstage area of the France Pavilion at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT theme park in Bay Lake, Florida, on Saturday evening, sending a thick plume of smoke into the sky and prompting evacuations, according to Fox 23. No injuries were reported.
The fire occurred during EPCOT's International Flower & Garden Festival. Authorities first received reports of the fire shortly before 7 p.m., and it was fully contained by 7:20 p.m.
Many guests inside and outside the park shared photos and videos of the incident. As a result of the fire, the “Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure” ride was evacuated, as reported by Click Orlando.
ORIGINAL STORY: A fire has reportedly broken out near EPCOT, a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. Videos from the scene show a fire behind the France Pavilion with thick smoke rising from the area. While some social media users suggest the fire is inside EPCOT, others claim it may be occurring behind the theme park. EPCOT has not yet made any official safety announcements, and it remains unclear whether any evacuation alerts have been issued.
Mouse Planet, a Twitter handle that covers Disney-related news, reported that a fire broke out near EPCOT’s France Pavilion around 6:45 p.m. during Herman’s Hermits’ Garden Rocks set.
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Walt Disney World Resort is situated approximately 20 miles southwest of Orlando, Florida. It can be easily accessed from Central Florida's Interstate 4, with several exits leading to the resort. The expansive property is home to four iconic theme parks: Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Disney's Animal Kingdom.
'Remy's Ratatouille Adventure' has been described of Disney World's website as a "4D ride experience," where guests can “join Chef Remy on a daring culinary caper that will captivate all your senses as you zip, dash and scurry through the bustling kitchen, dining room and walls of Gusteau’s famous Paris restaurant.”
