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<\/p>\nFire breaks out at Orange County Convention Center ahead of major beauty expo<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLET\u2019S DISCUSS THE CHANGES COMING UP IN JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WESH TWO NEWS IS THE ONLY STATION ON THE SCENE OF BREAKING NEWS. IT WAS A MAJOR RESPONSE, AS YOU\u2019RE SEEING IN SOME OF THIS VIDEO OUT AT THE ORANGE COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER. WE SAW FIRE CREWS HERE WORKING IN SMOKING CONDITIONS IN THE WEST CONCOURSE. WESH 2\u2019S BOB HAZEN IS LIVE THERE NOW. BOB. THIS IS THE SAME CONCOURSE FOR A MAJOR EVENT IS GOING TO BE HELD THIS WEEK. IT\u2019S THE ULTA BEAUTY WORLD 2026 SHOW. IT\u2019S A HUGE EVENT FOR PEOPLE COMING AROUND THE WORLD, AND I DID JUST GET A LOT OF NEW INFORMATION FROM THE FOLKS HERE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER. THEY SAY THERE WAS, IN FACT, A FIRE, AND THAT EVENT TODAY SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT TOMORROW. IT COULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY. I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THE SCENE LOOKS LIKE AT THIS POINT. YOU CAN SEE THE DOOR THERE TO THE LOADING DOCK IS OPEN. THE FIREFIGHTERS, THOUGH, HAVE ALL LEFT THE SCENE HERE. THEY CLEARED OUT A LITTLE BIT AFTER 630 THIS MORNING AFTER GETTING THIS FIRE PUT OUT AND CHECKING OUT THE REST OF THE BUILDING. THIS HAPPENED, AS YOU GUYS SAID, IN THE WEST CONCOURSE OF THE CONVENTION CENTER, AND WE COULD SEE THAT SMOKE IN THE BUILDING. DOZENS OF FIREFIGHTERS OUT HERE, OFFICIALS WITH THE CONVENTION CENTER TOLD ME IN THE LAST HALF HOUR THAT THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN A BOOTH ON THE FLOOR OF THE EXHIBITION HALL. THE SPRINKLER IS RIGHT OVER THAT BOOTH TURNED ON. THEY PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THEY SAY THAT ONE BOOTH WAS DAMAGED BY THE FIRE, AND SOME OF THE SURROUNDING BOOTHS WERE ALSO DAMAGED BY WATER FROM THE SPRINKLERS. THE SHOW, AS WE SAID, IS THE ULTA BEAUTY WORLD 2026. AND WE TOLD YOU BACK IN JANUARY, TICKETS SOLD OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY FOR THAT. 3 MILLION PEOPLE WERE IN THE QUEUE TO GET TICKETS. IT\u2019S A WELL KNOWN SHOW FOR HAVING VERY VALUABLE SWAG BAGS. TODAY IS THE MASTERCLASS SESSION OF THE EVENT. TOMORROW IS THE ACTUAL EXPO AND I\u2019M TOLD THE MASTERCLASSES WERE NOT GOING TO BE HAPPENING ON THE EXHIBITION FLOOR, SO THEY WILL NOT BE IMPACTED, BUT WE\u2019LL HAVE TO CHECK OUT THE SITUATION TODAY TO DECIDE WHETHER THE EXPO TOMORROW WILL BE IMPACTED BY ALL THOSE BOOTHS THAT WERE DAMAGED BY THE FIRE AND BY THE WATER. AT THIS POINT, WHILE THEY ARE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SHOW TODAY, WE ARE STILL WORKING TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. OFFICIALS HERE TELL ME THAT IS STILL UND\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Fire breaks out at Orange County Convention Center ahead of major beauty expo<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 7:32 AM EDT Apr 15, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n