Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate Walt Disney World after a fire broke out. Thick black smoke could be seen rising into the sky over the Epcot theme park in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday afternoon. The fire, located in the park’s French Pavilion area, reportedly started in a walk-in cooler in the backstage area.

A fire sparked backstage at Walt Disney World's EPCOT theme park on Saturday evening, sending a dark plume of smoke above the World Showcase, near the France Pavilion. People at or near the park flooded social media with videos and photos of the fire and smoke.

Smoke was visible in the skies above Walt Disney World's EPCOT park in Florida when a walk-in cooler caught fire on Saturday afternoon, according to an official.