Fire inside Disneyland Resort parking garage scorches over 6 cars, police say
Just before 10 a.m. PT on Friday, the Anaheim Fire Department responded to a call about an on-fire vehicle on the fifth level of the Pixar Pals Parking Structure, located on the northwest side of the amusement park, Anaheim Police and Fire Public Information Officer Sgt. Jacob Gallacher told USA TODAY. No injuries were reported, he added.
Initially, police believed the fire originated from a Toyota RAV4, but Gallacher told USA TODAY on Friday afternoon that the fire is actually believed to have started inside the engine of a Kia Sportage SUV. The exact cause of the fire remains unknown.
Between six to 12 neighboring cars sustained damage from the fire, ranging from smoke damage to undrivable, Gallacher added.
No areas of the Disneyland Resort theme park were damaged, but Gallacher said some "operations" were temporarily closed Friday morning. He did not specify what these operations were, but said as of 1:30 p.m. PT, levels 1-3 of the Pixar Pals Parking Structure had reopened.
Operations at the Pixar Pals Parking Structure were temporarily paused on Friday but have been reopening in phases, Disneyland Resort spokesperson Jessica Jakary told USA TODAY. The fire did not impact the broader resort.
Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at USA TODAY. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.
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