Sunday
01Jun2008
Flames Engulf Universal Studios Backlot
Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 4:55PM
A terrible blaze ripped through the world famous backlot
at Universal Studios early this morning, destroying several cityscapes and the
King Kong attraction, though none of the original negatives or tapes in the
vaults at Universal were damaged.Because of the
importance of this story, we wanted to wait until more facts were uncovered
before reporting it.
As bad as it looks in the photo above, the fire was
contained within a few hours,
according to reports, so much so that the MTV
Movie Awards were scheduled to proceed as planned at the nearby Universal
Amphitheater. Lost in the fire, however, were Universal's New York street
cityscape and the Court House Square, best remembered in Back to the Future.
"Fortunately, nothing irreplaceable was lost," Meyer said. "We have
duplicates."
Universal Studios Hollywood and the Universal CityWalk were to remain closed
on Sunday, but are believed to be reopening for normal business on Monday.
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