A hearth broke out at Disney World’s Epcot theme park in Florida on Saturday.
In line with a Walt Disney World spokesperson, the hearth was reportedly attributable to a walk-in cooler backstage on the France Pavilion.
Fireplace at Disney Epcot pic.twitter.com/PRhRSiaVHD
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Thick black smoke was seen throughout the park and prompted the evacuation of the France Pavillion.
The Reedy Creek Fireplace Division, which serves Walt Disney World, responded to the blaze and rapidly extinguished it.
#BREAKING: A construction hearth has damaged out at Disney’s EPCOT, with emergency crews working to include the blaze
Presently Firefighters are responding to a reported construction hearth at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT park , the place thick black smoke may be seen… pic.twitter.com/NSAMbz4nUK
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#Breaking – Construction hearth at Disney’s EPCOT Park. pic.twitter.com/Rmi3hHFFJt
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There was a hearth in a walk-in cooler backstage within the France pavilion at Epcot tonight. Disney tells us the hearth was rapidly extinguished and there have been no accidents. The pavilion was evacuated through the hearth, but it surely’s again open now. Right here’s a few of the smoke, as seen from the… pic.twitter.com/Fn7cU3D7sN
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No accidents or important structural injury had been reported, however the reason for the hearth stays underneath investigation.
The pavilion has since reopened, in line with stories on social media.
This marks the second fire-related evacuation at EPCOT in recent times, after a 2024 incident at The Land Pavilion the place a hearth alarm triggered the evacuation of close by points of interest.
