News: Universal employee hospitalized for smoke inhalation

Posted at 4:37 PM EDT (2037 GMT)

Aug. 14th, 2006 -- An employee at Universal Studios Florida was hospitalized Sunday for smoke inhalation.

The employee was extinguishing a small fire that sprouted on a catwalk over a soundstage. The Total NonStop Action Wrestling show was occuring at the time.
The worker's name was not released, but it was announced that he was using a dry-chemical extinguisher. No other injuries occured, and the matches resumed after firefighters designated the room safe.

For more information, visit The Orlando Sentinel.

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