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Major fire at Universal Studios

by Bob Sassone, posted Jun 1st 2008 8:40PM

Universal fire

This news will leave a hole in the gut of movie and TV fans.

A giant fire broke out at Universal Studios in Los Angeles early this morning, destroying the courthouse square from the Back to the Future movies and damaging the famous clock tower. The King Kong attraction was destroyed, along with over 40,000 videos that were housed in a vault, including footage from I Love Lucy and Miami Vice. Not sure why videos aren't stored in a fireproof vault, maybe underground or some other safe area, but luckily there are copies of the videos in another office.

There have also been a few sets that have been destroyed, including fake New York City and New England street sets that have been used in various TV shows, commercials, and movies. No word on how the fire started but officials say that it has now been contained. One firefighter and two other have been hurt (the latter in an explosion at the vault after the fire was out), but the MTV Movie Awards will go on as scheduled tonight.

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The Pepto Pimp

If I'm not mistaken, Jennifer Love Hewitt's show, Ghost Whisperer, uses that courthouse square these days. Fortunately, they're on hiatus.

June 02 2008 at 10:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Isaiah

As a teen (Late 80's early 90's), I had a season pass to Universal Studios. It took 2 buses to get there from my house, and my Dad would pick me up at the end of the day. I spent my entire summers there. When I was old enough, I worked there as well.

This is heartbreaking. I was there when King Kong first opened and I was there after that damned Burns Security guard torched New York Street last time. I live on the East Coast now, but when I saw that this happened, my heart broke.

What a horrible, horrible loss.

June 02 2008 at 9:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Picviewer

Hmm fire at a Universal property. Bill O'Reilly gets a hardon for NBC/MSNBC for making a fool, well more of a fool, out of him and goes off how they are left leaning terrorists etc.. Nah you wouldn't think one of his braindead listeners/viewers would do something like start a fire now would you?

June 02 2008 at 12:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Isaiah

Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?

June 02 2008 at 9:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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