1 dead at Orlando hotel after industrial dryer incident, Orange County Fire Rescue says
WE’RE BACK WITH BREAKING NEWS OUT OF ORANGE COUNTY. THERE’S A SCENE OUTSIDE OF HILTON ORLANDO WHERE WE’RE HEARING SOMEONE HAS DIED. LET’S GET RIGHT TO WESH 2 NEWS. PATTRIK PEREZ IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE HOTEL. PATRICK, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WELL, JESSE, WE JUST ARRIVED HERE MINUTES AGO. THIS IS THE HOTEL THAT’S RIGHT OFF OF. I DRIVE NEAR THE CONVENTION CENTER, ALSO RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM FIRE STATION 57. I WANT TO GIVE YOU A CLOSER LOOK NOW AS TO WHAT WE’RE SEEING HERE AT THIS SCENE. AT THE MOMENT, YOU’RE GOING TO SEE SEVERAL ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PATROL VEHICLES HERE WITH THEIR LIGHTS ON. ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE ACTUALLY CLEARED THE SCENE ABOUT MAYBE TEN MINUTES AGO, BUT WE DID HEAR FROM A SPOKESPERSON AS TO WHAT HAPPENED HERE. WE’RE TOLD THAT THEY HAD TO RESCUE SOMEBODY FROM UNDER A DRYER, POSSIBLY AN INDUSTRIAL DRYER. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THAT PERSON DID PASS AWAY. AGAIN, WE’RE TRYING TO CONFIRM MORE DETAILS AS TO WHETHER THE PERSON WHO DIED WAS AN EMPLOYEE OR A GUEST HERE AT THE HOTEL. BUT AGAIN, ALL OF THIS TAKING PLACE HERE AT THE HILTON ORLANDO NEAR I-DRIVE AND THE CONVENTION CENTER. AS SOON AS WE GET ANY MORE INFORMATION AS TO HOW EXACTLY THIS HAPPENED AND WHO THIS PERSON WAS, WE’LL BE SURE TO
1 dead at Orlando hotel after industrial dryer incident, Orange County Fire Rescue says
Updated: 10:21 PM EDT Apr 23, 2026
One person is dead after an industrial dryer fell on them at the Hilton Orlando on 6001 Destination Parkway, off of International Drive Thursday night, according to Orange County Fire Rescue. Orange County firefighters extracted the person from under the dryer.Orange County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene. >> This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is released.
ORLANDO, Fla. —
One person is dead after an industrial dryer fell on them at the Hilton Orlando on 6001 Destination Parkway, off of International Drive Thursday night, according to Orange County Fire Rescue.
Orange County firefighters extracted the person from under the dryer.
Orange County Sheriff’s Office is on the scene.
>> This is a developing news story and will be updated as more information is released.