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Man killed after falling into vat of oil near Walt Disney World

Posted at 5:04 PM, Aug 15, 2018
and last updated 2018-08-15 20:04:12-04

A 61-year-old man has died after falling into a vat of oil near Walt Disney World. 

Clickorlando.com said the 61-year-old man was killed on Wednesday at an energy facility just north of Disney’s Animal Kingdom and south of the Magic Kingdom. 

Local authorities told ClickOrlando the man was standing on a grate when he fell into the vat. 

Disney told ClickOrlando, the man worked for Harvest Power, a company that specializes in food waste.