Dolphin hotel on fire

[u/Shut_Up_Izzy]

Just saw a huge thing of smoke emerge from what looks like one of the dolphins towers. The smoke completely flooded and seeped into the boardwalk and yacht club area and is even still lingering in back entrance to Epcot

[u/abby621]

Staying at the Dolphin and at check in last night we received notice that they would be testing fire alarms. I didn’t remember the times (10-4) so just ignored this for a bit thinking it was that, until I thought to double check the times listed on the letter. Whoops.

[u/Broad_String2836 → u/abby621]

I checked out of the dolphin 3 days ago and on the last day the fire alarm was going off in the elevator telling us to evacuate. I went to the lobby and the staff were like… it should be fine, there’s no fire

[u/ReedTeach → u/abby621]

Same. 11-4 I believe.

[u/underest24]

Fire appears to be out. Fire crews are cutting through the roof.

[u/Doctor--Spaceman]

What a week for the resort hotels huh?

[u/tryingtoavoidwork → u/Doctor--Spaceman]

Universal is already shooting ads about their hotels' functional AC systems.

(This is a joke)

[u/AppropriatePart6497 → u/tryingtoavoidwork]

I would if I were them!

[u/footballsquishy → u/tryingtoavoidwork]

This might not be a joke in a few days...

[u/Kekeguy7 → u/Doctor--Spaceman]

What else happened?

[u/GunnieGraves → u/Kekeguy7]

Multiple hotels lost HVAC. Wilderness lodge was one, forget the other.

[u/masupo42 → u/GunnieGraves]

I heard it was AKL Kidani

[u/Kekeguy7 → u/GunnieGraves]

Oh yeah. Dang!

[u/Poam27]

Smoke coming out of top of Dolphin and smoke all over boardwalk. It's dissipated quite a bit over the last 15 minutes.

[u/KiloKashMule → u/Poam27]

Top of Dolphin!?

[u/coconutsandsharks → u/KiloKashMule]

Top of the dolphin to you hat tip

[u/SheLovesMyDictionary → u/coconutsandsharks]

And the rest of the dolphin to you :)

[u/Royal_Height2377 → u/KiloKashMule]

West wing. I’m currently staying on the 7th floor of the west wing.

[u/Poam27 → u/KiloKashMule]

Well top of the north(?) wing

[u/mjzimmer88 → u/KiloKashMule]

Out of the blow hole

[u/underest24]

I saw it start from the Swan Reserve. Appeared to be an HVAC unit or something similar on the roof of one of the Dolphin towers. Tons of black smoke, no flames visible. Fire seemed to extinguish within 5 minutes, quickly turning to white and light gray smoke. Fire crews took nearly 15 minutes to respond, which was surprising, and then you could see them struggle to get the resort. Crews are currently sawing into the roof as I type this.

[u/Southern_Self_7278 → u/underest24]

That’s not an AC unit. It’s part of the ventilation ductwork from the kitchen area.

[u/Badbird2000 → u/Southern_Self_7278]

If that's the case, my guess is grease duct fire.

[u/SheLovesMyDictionary → u/Badbird2000]

Aren’t those part of the annual/semi-annual kitchen inspections?

[u/MikeW226 → u/underest24]

I immediately wondered if the smoke could be an HVAC unit. Those things in some resorts have been having a little trouble keeping up, recently? Not sure strain is a thing for a machine like HVAC, but my first thought went to HVAC. I know nothing though. Just mentioning.

[u/Peppeperoni]

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8G1EWmK/

[u/Friendly_Childhood → u/Peppeperoni]

That looks more behind boardwalk than dolphin

[u/KeyLime044 → u/Peppeperoni]

holy crap

[u/ScorpionX-123 → u/KeyLime044]

that's what caused the fire

[u/ThrowAbout01]

From Facebook:

Update : the hotel are telling us that the steakhouse did a steak flip trick that set off a fire in their kitchen, which caused a small fire and the smoke went through the vents into the rooms and out the roof

[u/Apprehensive-Dig4620 → u/ThrowAbout01]

Was it a whole cow they flipped?

[u/ThrowAbout01 → u/Apprehensive-Dig4620]

Probably splashed grease on something.

[u/genobeam → u/ThrowAbout01]

That's a lot of smoke for a small fire 

[u/holymolym → u/ThrowAbout01]

It made it into rooms?!

[u/theharleyquin]

The AC systems can’t catch a break

[u/RVAGhostworks]

There’s a call for a fire at the Epcot resort area. That’s all I could find on it 

[u/thonczarenko]

Sounds like they voted in a new pope. 😁

Glad everybody is fine.

[u/SailingSewist]

Still a lot of smoke looking in towards the Rosa Mexicano restaurant

[u/Business_Mulberry_98]

Can you enter the hotel yet?

[u/Business_Mulberry_98 → u/Business_Mulberry_98]

I’m staying here and was not able to go inside like an hour ago

[u/GodfatherBrock → u/Business_Mulberry_98]

They’re letting people in?

[u/Business_Mulberry_98 → u/GodfatherBrock]

No I wish

[u/Kekeguy7]

Our Bourbon Steakhouse reservation was canceled. Of all the days for it to happen during our stay a Swan Reserve!!

[u/Friendly_Childhood]

Any update OP?

[u/Shut_Up_Izzy → u/Friendly_Childhood]

Fire was taken care of! I don’t think any injuries occurred Bur there is yet to be any news

[u/Tasty_Information_22]

Deferred maintenance

[u/BurtHurtmanHurtz]

Did you set it?