WATCH: Fire Breaks Out At Disney World’s Epcot Park

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This evening, a fire broke out at Walt Disney World’s Epcot park in Orlando, FL.

Smoke was spotted rising from an attraction at the French Pavilion.

Park-goers were evacuated quickly, and the fire was extinguished.

Thankfully, there are no reported injuries.

Disney officials say that the fire originated from a walk-in cooler catching fire backstage near a new Ratatouille-themed ride called Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.

Social media users shared footage of the fire:

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A fire broke out backstage at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT theme park, specifically behind the French Pavilion in the World Showcase.
The blaze, which originated in a walk-in cooler, was extinguished by the fire department around 7:20 p.m.
No injuries were reported, though the incident triggered evacuations and sent a thick plume of dark smoke into the sky, visible across the park and beyond.
The event unfolded during the busy Spring Break season and EPCOT’s International Flower & Garden Festival, which continues through June 2.
The French Pavilion sits between the Morocco and United Kingdom pavilions within EPCOT’s World Showcase.
The New York Post reported:

A fire broke out at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT park on Saturday, forcing visitors to evacuate from the “Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure” ride, according to reports.

Dark black smoke rose from the attraction in the France Pavilion of the Orlando theme park, as the structure fire broke out just after 7 p.m. Saturday, according to Fox35 Orlando.

Disney officials said park-goers were safely evacuated from the relatively new mouse-themed ride, where the fire started in the backstage area, the report stated.

“Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure” is a “4D ride experience” where revelers “join Chef Remy on a daring culinary caper,” through a Parisian kitchen, dining room, and restaurant, according to the mouse house.

Fox Business added:

Guests at Walt Disney World in Florida were caught by surprise on Saturday evening when a fire broke out at the EPCOT park.

Videos shared across social media on Saturday show different angles of black smoke billowing across the sky.

A Walt Disney World official confirmed to FOX Business that the fire occurred at the EPCOT’s World Showcase and was extinguished around 7:20 pm local time. There were no injuries.

The blaze started when a walk-in cooler caught fire in a backstage area of the French Pavilion, FOX Business learned. No buildings were damaged due to the fire.

The same official also confirmed that there were evacuations on the Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure ride, which is part of EPCOT’s World Showcase in its France area.



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