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Fire erupts at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure
A ride - a water ride, of all things - caught fire at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure on New Year's Day, causing the evacuation of a section of the theme park.
The fire happened around 5:30 p.m., according to Central Florida News 13. No injuries have been reported.
Universal Orlando officials evacuted the ride, Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls, as well as the surrounding Toon Lagoon area.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. According to witnesses at the scene, the ride fire started on the roof.
"My source tells me a vendor truck next to the ride caught fire. A tree spread the fire to the top of the ride," according to Brian J. Smith on Twitter.
Smith tweeted the photo used here and attributed it to his sister, a theme park employee.
Ripsaw Falls is one of Islands of Adventure's original rides. It opened with the theme park in 1999.
The ride remains closed, the rest of the theme park will be open during its previously announced operating hours.
The fire happened around 5:30 p.m., according to Central Florida News 13. No injuries have been reported.
Universal Orlando officials evacuted the ride, Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls, as well as the surrounding Toon Lagoon area.The cause of the fire is still under investigation. According to witnesses at the scene, the ride fire started on the roof.
"My source tells me a vendor truck next to the ride caught fire. A tree spread the fire to the top of the ride," according to Brian J. Smith on Twitter.
Smith tweeted the photo used here and attributed it to his sister, a theme park employee.
Ripsaw Falls is one of Islands of Adventure's original rides. It opened with the theme park in 1999.
The ride remains closed, the rest of the theme park will be open during its previously announced operating hours.
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