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| Fire raging at Universal Studios | |
| 2008-06-01 | |
A large fire is burning at the world-famous Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California.
Helicopters have been dropping water on to the burning structures, and television pictures showed flames leaping into the air as a thick cloud of smoke covered the site. James Barnes of the LA County Fire Department said the fire had virtually destroyed at least one building, and firefighters were battling to stop the flames from spreading to adjoining structures. He said the fire could now be affecting a King Kong ride at the studios. "There's some Hollywood history going up in smoke today and we're doing our best to minimalise the damage," he told the BBC. Reports suggest the blaze has damaged Universal's New York street scene. There are indications that the sound stage had recently been used for filming, says the BBC's Rajesh Mirchandani in Los Angeles. It is likely that there would have been a good deal of flammable material and props, as well as fuel supplies, on the site, our correspondent adds. Behind-the-scenes tours of the studios are a long-established tradition still popular with visitors today. | |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #2 Damn! That's some fire. Not helping that most of the stuff there isn't real, just frames and facades, so there's plenty of oxygen and not a lot to slow the spread of fire. They've probably got half the ladder pipes in LA dumping water on this. Surf's up, dude. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-06-01 13:35 |
| #1 Courthouse of Back to the Future Gone... Only in America can we mourn an illusion. |
| Posted by: George Smiley 2008-06-01 13:15 |