Posted on 06/01/2008 9:40:44 AM PDT by television is just wrong
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Firefighters are fighting a massive blaze that broke out on a lot at Universal Studios Sunday morning, that has left at least one firefighter injured.
Los Angeles fire Capt. Frank Reynoso told FOXNews that over 100 city and county firefighters have been called to battle the fire, which was reported just before dawn Sunday on a sound stage on a back lot.
"We are using a 3rd alarm assignment," said Reynoso, who said at least one explosion was reported during filming, which was going on at the time.
Thick columns of smoke have been seen rising thousands of feet into the air. Fire officials confirmed one firefighter has been injured, likely due to smoke inhalation.
Firefighters are working to ensure the flames don't spread to nearby brush, but are having some problems with water pressure. Two firefighting helicopters are dropping water onto the burning structures.
Fire Inspector Daryl Jacobs said at least one building had burned and as many as three blocks o
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Or being celebrated somehow.
Been poste 3 or 4 times
Wow! This must be half a dozen large fires in the Universal lot this morning!
I searched and nothing came up so I posted.
this is close to my residence
Saw the smoke from my room.
The only thing that comes to mind is
So what.
I used to live on Aqua Vista, just off of Vineland and could see U.S. from there.
My old stomping grounds until about 8 years ago when I moved here to Vegas
P.S. Hold on, if the posts here are anything like the ones on the earlier threads, well you’ll be a bit surprised.
Insurance.
not everyone who is in Hollywood is a liberal. there are a lot of conservative families trying to make a living here. Just cause we don’t get in front of a camera doesn’t mean we don’t exist.
I know what you mean. I grew up in the valley, in fact I went to N. Hollywood High.
It’s unfortunate California carries such a bad reputation (political), though a lot of it is deserved. One of the reasons I left by the way.
Cultural history is being lost, whether you like film or TV or not.
I'm not too worried, I sure some of the things may be lost, but the videos will live on forever. I guess I also think cultural history may not be all good. I personally would cheer if a porno film set burned to the ground.
You and me both!
Well, yes.
But this was the “Back to the Future” set. Fun stuff, the kind of movie we need more of.
Didn’t the original Back To The Future “Hill Valley” set burn a few years ago as a result of arson?
I’ll bet they make a movie out of this...
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I see why neither of us could find the thread. No keywords.
Keyword searches are horrible. Title search here used to be good but the latest upgrade flubbed up that one.
Yeah I always mean to use title search, but it reverts to keyword, and you don’t necessarily notice. It really screws everybody up.
Actually, the Obama camp was trying to destroy the Mt. Rushmore set so that there is no longer any proof that it existed to contradict his stupidity. LOL
I liver literally a block away. It’s been a busy morning outside.
I just photographed some large columns of black smoke rising from the Universal area in the last thirty minutes.
I have a fairly clear view of the area from my home in Glendale.
There is white low hanging smoke floating out from the Universal area as I type this.
We have been able to view smoke from the Waterworld, Miami Vice and other attractions over the years. This is not that quickly disapating smoke / or steam.
Those sound stages at the studios are real fire traps. They had been around for a long time when I was a kid nearly 40 years ago. When one of them catches fire, it’s a real mess.
I’m not sure if one of those was involved today, but the black smokes makes me wonder if they were. The white smoke means they’re getting some water on something.
Two flare ups in the area in one day, sorta makes me wonder if someone has been a busy little beaver.
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