Fire Erupts Outside of Universal Epic Universe

The blaze was quickly extinguished, leaving two destroyed buses in its wake.

Those visiting Universal Epic Universe today may have noticed a plume of smoke rising above the park as a fire broke out in the bus depot of the park’s parking lot.

Image from WFTV
Image from WFTV

What’s Happening:

  • Reports are coming in, showing a fire that has broken out and was quickly extinguished at Universal’s Epic Universe, outside the park at the bus depot.
  • Based on overhead footage that WESH 2 news released from their Chopper 2, it appears that two buses have caught fire and were extinguished.

@wesh2orlando

Chopper 2 was overhead and caught Orange County Fire Rescue tending to the scene of two buses that are charred near Epic Universe. This is a developing story, find details as they are released at the link below. https://www.wesh.com/article/tour-buses-fire-epic-universe/65511498  #BusFire #EpicUniverse #Universal #Orange County

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  • The buses appear to be the blue buses that Universal Orlando Resort uses to transport guests around their property. No cause of the fire has been revealed this time.

  • According to the WESH report, Universal Orlando officials say that the fire was quickly extinguished and there are no injuries.
  • Orange County Fire Rescue was quick to arrive on scene and tended to the buses, which have been severely damaged. Universal issued a statement that was also included in the original report, saying that they are “grateful to the Orange County fire department for their swift response. Safety remains our top priority."
  • While the situation was quickly addressed, those in the new park only saw a plume of smoke, causing a bit of concern. In the post below, you can see that one user thought it was a situation in the park’s Dark Universe themed portal, unaware that the situation was outside in the bus area.

  • Others in the park quickly took to their phones or devices upon seeing the smoke, realizing quickly it was nothing in the park but outside at the bus depot.
  • This is a developing story and more details are expected in the future.

Tony Betti
Originally from California where he studied a dying artform (hand-drawn animation), Tony has spent most of his adult life in the theme parks of Orlando. When he’s not writing for LP, he’s usually watching and studying something animated or arguing about “the good ole’ days” at the parks.