Fire at Disneyland Hotel - Grand Californian

[simzac]

Just saw on the news there is a fire at one of the Disneyland hotels. Anyone have any further news.

 

[debabe723]

I just heard it started about 3am at the Grand Californian. The Christmas tree in the lobby caught on fire. All guests were evacuated and no one was injured.

 

[simzac]

Glad to hear no one was hurt

 

[CamColt]

OH my goodness! How scary for those there. I'm so glad no one was hurt and I hope the damage to that beautiful lobby was minimal.

 

[Dale-n-Chip]

Christmas tree catches fire at Disneyland hotel
Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. - A 35-foot Christmas tree caught fire in the lobby of the Disneyland Grand Californian Hotel early Wednesday but nobody suffered serious injuries, a fire official said.

The hotel's sprinkler system kept the 3 a.m. blaze in check and firefighters were able to quickly put it out, said Maria Sabol, a spokeswoman for the Anaheim Fire Department.

The 745-room hotel in the center of the Disneyland Resort was at full capacity with about 2,300 guests, said Rob Doughty, the resort's vice president of communications. They were evacuated to three locations in and around the park, and hotel officials hoped to get them back into their rooms by 7 a.m. Pacific Time, he said.

Guest Lee Crice of Phoenix told KTLA-TV that he saw the top six feet of the tree were ablaze as he fled through the hotel lobby after being awakened by the fire alarm. Television footage showed firefighters spraying water on the artificial tree and gray smoke wafting through the cavernous lobby.
About 18 firefighters responded to the alarm, Sabol said. The cause of the fire is under investigation, she said.

Two guests were treated at the scene for minor injuries and released, Doughty said. One complained of a strained back and the other of stress symptoms from the evacuation, he said.

 

[Dale-n-Chip]

Of course I'm glad everyone is OK and the damage to the GCH was minimal. The question DH and I keep asking is "So where do you put 2300 awakened guests at 3 a.m.?" It's not like the resorts aren't at capacity this week!

Anybody want to guess?

 

[bicker]

It sounds like only some public areas were affected, so guests will be able to return to their rooms in short-order.

 

[Tikiman]

They put people out in the Calif Adv. park.

 

[disneyma]

It sounds like only some public areas were affected, so guests will be able to return to their rooms in short-order.

I have a friend who is staying at the hotel and their room was rather far from the lobby. They have been told they will not be able to return to their room until about 6:30 (PT) They were sent over to the Disneyland hotel. There was also several busses brought in to keep people together.

I should hear a bit more soon.

 

[Joe&Peg]

CNN just had a short story about a Disney World resort having a Christmas tree file. They didn't mention which resort, but it looked like AKL or WL. Anybody heard anything?? The story said it happened about 3am and no one was hurt,

 

[Joe&Peg]

The fire was at DISNEYLAND's Grand Californian hotel.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

I just saw on the news that some workers were changing the lights on the tree, and when they plugged the lights back in there was an electrical fire. The fire sprinklers in the lobby when off, and the fire department doused the tree. There is water damage in the Grand Lobby, and a little bit of a burn on the beam above. By 8am the tree is now gone, and they are cleaning up the lobby.

 

[Albertan mom]

WOW! How exciting at 3am!
Hope everyone is OK and the lobby can be restored!
We saw that tree when we were there, and it was huge and beautiful.

 

[maxiesmom]

They also have said that now many resort guests are saying how stressed they are from the fire! Any excuse for a lawsuit! People should be ashamed of themselves!

 

[Tikiman]

They were working on the lights of the tree in the Grand Californian lobby last night and there was an electrical fire. People were evacuated out into the park and moved over to the Disneyland hotel. There was extensive water damage and some burns to the lobby. When I came into work this morning (6:00 AM Pacific Time) the people were still out of their rooms and not being allowed back in.

 

[Esmerelda]

Yikes.....

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10597242/from/RS.1/

glad it all turned out ok for the guests...


E..

 

[dznyacct]

I saw the blurb about that on the news this afternoon. The headline was "Disney hotel tree fire". At first DH and I both thought it was WL (our home DVC resort and one of our favorite lobbies to hang out in). We heard that it was DL and DH said "If it was WL, you know that we would HAVE to go check it out in person!" Not that I would wish a fire at WL, but an impromptu trip to WDW would be nice!

 

[macs4us]

They also have said that now many resort guests are saying how stressed they are from the fire! Any excuse for a lawsuit! People should be ashamed of themselves!

WOW - how can you say that? I have stayed at the GC and had to evacuate twice in one night because of the fire alarm going off - IT WAS STRESSFUL!!! I am a very calm and collected individual, a lifeguard who has saved more than one person, and I have to tell you that waking up and having to evacuate my niece and sister not knowing exactly what is going on brings stress to a new level. Fortunately they were false alarms and we were able to return to our rooms, what a nightmare if we had to leave our rooms for an extended period of time. Please don't assume that everyone is out to get something when they are asked questions by reporters and just stating how they honestly feel, especially at this time of year. Give people the benefit of the doubt...

 

[disney-super-mom]

Yes, I agree it would be very stressful to have to evacuate at 3:00 am, and not be allowed back in for an extended period of time.

No clothes except for what you were wearing in bed, no shoes for some who didn't have time to put on their shoes, no access to diapers or bottles for those with babies, no access to purses/wallets/money if you didn't have time to grab those items before evacuating, no access to medications, etc..........

It would be quite stressful I believe, not to mention a very sad event to occur while on vacation. However, even though I would be mad/stressed/tired/disappointed, I would be VERY GRATEFUL that my loved ones were safe and that no one was hurt.

 

[DaveO]

But the news report I saw stated that the stress was an 'injury'. This leads one to believe someone is already looking for a lawsuit if they told a reporter or the police they were 'injured'.

For that they SHOULD be ashamed.

Dave