Tour buses catch fire outside of Epic Universe in Orlando

MEREDITH WESH TWO NEWS. IN ORANGE COUNTY, A FIRE BROKE OUT BEFORE NOON TODAY JUST OUTSIDE EPIC UNIVERSE IN ORLANDO. YEAH, TWO OF UNIVERSAL ORLANDO’S BUSSES WERE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. WESH TWO LUANA MUNOZ IS LIVE WHERE IT HAPPENED AND LUANA YOU HAVE MORE. YEAH, I’M STANDING JUST OUTSIDE OF WHAT THEY CALL THE BUS DEPOT. IT’S ESSENTIALLY WHERE UNIVERSAL ORLANDO HOUSES THEIR BUS FLEET. NOW IT IS A COMPLETELY RESTRICTED AREA. NO GUESTS OR PARK GOERS ARE ALLOWED INSIDE. I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY SO THAT YOU CAN STILL SEE JUST OVER MY SHOULDER WHERE THIS ALL HAPPENED. THERE IS STILL YELLOW TAPE UP THERE. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NEXT TO THAT ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE TRUCK, A CHARRED BUS. THE GOOD NEWS IN THIS NO ONE WAS HURT. INTENSE MOMENTS BREAK OUT FRIDAY. THIS VIDEO FROM CHOPPER TWO CAPTURES TWO UNIVERSAL ORLANDO BUSSES COMPLETELY GUTTED AND CHARRED AFTER CATCHING FIRE. ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE IS SEEN DOUSING THEM WITH WATER AS THE BUSSES CONTINUED SMOLDERING. THE WILD SCENE UNFOLDING OUTSIDE UNIVERSAL’S NEWEST THEME PARK, EPIC UNIVERSE. AROUND NOON, THE BUSSES WERE IN A RESTRICTED AREA WHERE THEIR FLEET IS HOUSED, AND NO TOURISTS OR GUESTS ARE ALLOWED. IN A STATEMENT FROM UNIVERSAL ORLANDO, THEY SAID, QUOTE, A FIRE OCCURRED EARLIER TODAY IN THE AREA OF OUR BUS DEPOT. IT WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. WE’RE GRATEFUL TO THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR SWIFT RESPONSE. SAFETY REMAINS OUR TOP PRIORITY. IN AN EMAIL SENT TO WESH TWO, ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE CONFIRMED THEY RESPONDED TO REPORTS OF A FULLY INVOLVED BUS FIRE. THEY ALSO REPORTED NO INJURIES OR ANYONE BEING TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NOW WE STILL DON’T KNOW EXACTLY HOW THIS FIRE STARTED. WE DO KNOW THAT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO RECENTLY ADDED ELECTRIC VEHICLES TO THEIR BUS FLEET. I DID ASK UNIVERSAL ORLANDO IF IN FACT, THESE TWO VEHICLES THAT BURNED TODAY, THE TWO BUSSES, IF THEY WERE PART OF THAT CHANGE, THEY WOULD NOT CONFIRM THAT INFORMATION COVERING ORANGE COUNTY LIVE

Tour buses catch fire outside of Epic Universe in Orlando

Updated: 4:14 PM EDT Jul 25, 2025

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Two buses are severely damaged after a fire broke out at Universal Orlando Resort’s bus depot.Chopper 2 was the only helicopter that caught Orange County Fire Rescue tending to the scene.Officials from Universal say the fire was quickly extinguished and there were no injuries.”We’re grateful to the Orange County fire department for their swift response. Safety remains our top priority,” Universal said in a statement to WESH 2 News >> This is a developing story

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Two buses are severely damaged after a fire broke out at Universal Orlando Resort’s bus depot.

Chopper 2 was the only helicopter that caught Orange County Fire Rescue tending to the scene.

Officials from Universal say the fire was quickly extinguished and there were no injuries.

“We’re grateful to the Orange County fire department for their swift response. Safety remains our top priority,” Universal said in a statement to WESH 2 News

>> This is a developing story