It appears that there was a fire in the World Showcase area of EPCOT.
The fire was near the France pavilion but has reportedly been extinguished. Thankfully no injuries were reported.
It started around 7PM but was extinguished by around 7:15 PM.
People were claiming that the France pavilion was evacuated including the restaurants and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure.
Here are some of the videos that were posted on X.
#Breaking – Structure fire at Disney’s EPCOT Park. pic.twitter.com/Rmi3hHFFJt
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) March 22, 2025
Fire at Disney Epcot pic.twitter.com/PRhRSiaVHD
— Ryan (@ryanwmsn) March 22, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: Fire at EPCOT #distwitter #epcot #wdw pic.twitter.com/IuG16IIit2
— MOHAMMAD AHSAN (@MOHAMMAD_AARSH) March 23, 2025
It seems the fire was behind the bakery. It’s being reported that a cooler caused it, but I can’t confirm that.
Update: 7:28pm , Fire in Epcot’s France Pavilion appears to be contained behind the bakery. ‼️🔥
📸 Lillie Albert pic.twitter.com/jMZE38NrtI
— Streaming The Magic (@StreamingMagic) March 22, 2025
At the time of this article the France pavilion was still closed and we do not know when it will reopen.
Video credit to the accounts that posted them.
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