Two Universal Orlando buses caught fire just outside of Universal’s Epic Universe earlier today.
WESH 2 News broke the story of the bus fire, followed by a report by WDWNT. The reporter in the above video states that the buses were stationed “just outside of Epic Universe.”
The reporter then says both buses are “completely charred” and suggested that the fire “was actually just put out.” The reporter goes on to say that the buses “are still smouldering.”
At this time, there is no information what caused the fire, whether anyone was on the buses, or if anyone was injured. Stay tuned for further updates as this is a developing story.
As you can see in the above video and screenshots below, a majority of the roof on both buses have been completely burnt away. The windows on both buses have been blown out and charred.
According to WDWNT, the pair of buses appear to be part of the new electric bus fleet that debuted at Universal Orlando earlier this year.
Update: According to Doctor Disney’s post on Facebook, The buses caught fire while parked at the resort’s bus depot near Epic Universe. According to Universal officials, the fire was quickly put out and no injuries were reported.
Update #2: Scott Gustin has tweeted the following about the bus fire:
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H/T WDWNT
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