Canada’s Wonderland was evacuated late Sunday night after a fire broke out in a small building and spread to the water park area.
York Regional Police said Wonderland was released “as a precaution due to blowing smoke.”
Police were on hand to assist Vaughan Fire, they said.
“Please avoid the area while crews respond to the situation and visitors evacuate the area,” YRP said in a tweet posted shortly after 11:30pm on Sunday.
The fire reportedly started around 10:45 p.m., shortly after Canada’s Wonderland hosted the Civic Holiday fireworks. It is not yet clear if the fire is related to the display.
No injuries were reported.
According to Vaughan, a fire pump as well as several water slides were damaged by the fire, which was quickly extinguished.
The fire service, which had eight appliances on site at the peak of the fire, blamed at the moment there was no evidence it was caused by fireworks, “but we will look at all possible sources of origin”, they said.
Canada’s Wonderland spokeswoman Grace Peacock told CP24 the affected Splash Works area closed at 6 p.m.
She said the “affected areas” of the park were “clear of guests and other associates evacuated.”
“Emergency crews responded, no injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation,” she said, adding that the amusement park was open to the public today, except for Splash Works.
Several visitors and passers-by shot a video of the incident and posted it on social media.
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