A fire broke out Saturday at Walt Disney World and Resort‘s Epcot theme park, near the World Showcase’s French Pavilion. No injuries were reported from the backstage fire, which reportedly started in a walk-in cooler, forced guests to evacuate from the Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure ride on Saturday afternoon, according to multiple outlets.
Although the cause of the fire is still unknown, firefighters had the flame extinguished by 7:20pm, upon which the park resumed business.
Videos on social media showed a view of the dark smoke billowing above the theme park. Fire at Disney Epcot pic.twitter.com/PRhRSiaVHD The fire occurred during the park’s International Flower & Garden Festival, which runs through June 2.
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