{"id":244253,"date":"2026-04-24T03:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/244253\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:54:07","slug":"worker-killed-after-industrial-dryer-falls-at-hilton-hotel-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/244253\/","title":{"rendered":"Worker killed after industrial dryer falls at Hilton Hotel in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Incident happened around 9 p.m., deputies said<\/p>\n<p>Generic washers and dryers (Image by Ptschinz from Pixabay) (Ptschinz via Pixabay)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A man was killed on Thursday night after an industrial-sized dryer fell on him, according to the Orange County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">In a release, deputies said they responded to the Hilton Hotel at 6001 Destination Pkwy. after receiving a report about the incident around 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Upon arrival, they found a man in his 30s who worked at the hotel under the dryer, the release shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cOrange County Fire Rescue pronounced the man deceased at the scene,\u201d the release reads. \u201cNo additional information is available at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">News 6 has reached out to the Hilton for comment and is awaiting a response.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">Get breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WKMG ClickOrlando &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorAnthony Talcott headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/team\/MD8EZ7SZ4M3DA2IC1LP1S3T9LX\/\" title=\"View Anthony Talcott&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Talcott<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Anthony, a graduate of the University of Florida, joined ClickOrlando.com in April 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What crash?\u2019: Driver charged with DUI, battery after reports of I-4 hit-and-runs<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:26<\/p>\n<p>\u2018What crash?\u2019: Driver charged with DUI, battery after reports of I-4 hit-and-runsVolusia deputy\u2019s bodycam video shows the moment he was shot<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:21<\/p>\n<p>Volusia deputy\u2019s bodycam video shows the moment he was shotMan and man\u2019s best friend attacked in Orange County<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kSMyDq jdBbpv\">\u25b6 1:10<\/p>\n<p>Man and man\u2019s best friend attacked in Orange CountySizzling start to May? 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