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Old 06-02-2008, 12:03 AM
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Universal Studios fire...

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news...1/Studio.Fire/

oh man...the clock tower...
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Old 06-02-2008, 11:09 AM
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that was horrible

but,....it was 4:30 AM on sunday, so no one was hurt right?
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Old 06-02-2008, 11:42 AM
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that was horrible

but,....it was 4:30 AM on Sunday, so no one was hurt right?
Several First Responders were injured.
This is the second time a fire has occurred in the same area; first time a security guard was charged with arson.
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Old 06-02-2008, 06:02 PM
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Several First Responders were injured.
This is the second time a fire has occurred in the same area; first time a security guard was charged with arson.
I heard another report say this is the 7th major fire on the lots since the 1930s. Apparently its common because the sets are made of such simple and flammable materials. You would think there would be more fire precautions though....
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I heard another report say this is the 7th major fire on the lots since the 1930s. Apparently its common because the sets are made of such simple and flammable materials. You would think there would be more fire precautions though....
"The Lots" being the operative word. That number includes Universal and other lots.

My understanding is that it is the second on this lot.

There is a lot of plywood used, so it's amazing that there aren't more fires.

According to the President of Universal, though, all of the classic movies that were lost in this incident have been stored digitally, so they can be replaced.

Not the original, but better than nothing.
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Old 06-03-2008, 12:07 AM
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Universal Studios fire sparked by blow torch
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A fire that burned through a large swath of the Universal Studios Hollywood back lot during the weekend was accidentally sparked by workers using heating tools on a film set, fire officials said on Monday............
He said an investigation revealed the fire was touched off by three members of a studio work crew who had been using a blow torch to apply asphalt shingles to the roof of a building facade.
They finished their work at about 3 a.m. and stood watch for an hour, according to company policy. Seeing no signs of a fire, they left the scene for a break, but a security guard in the vicinity noticed flames about 45 minutes later and called the fire department....................
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNe...edName=topNews
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