A fire broke out at a movie theater being built at One Daytona on Friday morning.

  • Fire started on roof of movie theater being built
  • Construction workers tried to put out fire but couldn’t
  • No injuries were reported

The fire started when some roofing insulation caught fire from welding activities, which were occurring below, Daytona Beach Fire officials said. The movie theater that is being built is at 1 Daytona Blvd. in Daytona Beach.

Construction workers on the roof tried to put out the fire with extinguishers, but because of the 14 mph winds and the elevated height of the fire, they were unable to put the fire out, the fire department said.

The Daytona Beach Fire Department had to set up their tower truck to battle the fire.

No injuries were reported.

The extent of the damage is unknown, and a structural engineer will be called in to inspect the structure.

The International Speedway Corporation does not expect the fire to push back construction deadlines.




Sky 13 captured these images of the roof fire at One Daytona on Friday morning.