Fire Burns Portions of Universal Back Lot

Posted by Rich on June 2nd, 2008

Universal Studios fire

Apparently a fire broke out in the back lot of the Universal Studios properties in Los Angeles yesterday morning. I was out of touch with much of mainstream media throughout the day, so I happened upon the reports this morning.

Some movie sets burned

The Associated Press reports show that the fire destroyed a set from “Back to the Future,” the King Kong exhibit and a video vault containing more than 40,000 videos and reels. Fortunately copies of the movie and television materials are held in other locations, as well.

Rough interview

I feel bad for Los Angeles Fire Department PIO Darryl Jacobs. The MSNBC reporter that was interviewing him during the fire sounded like she had no idea where to go with her questions. She would restate the obvious or rework phrases just to have something to ask. Or, so it seemed.
Here’s a copy of the interview:

A challenging fire to fight

The blaze was believed to be one of the longest-running commercial fires in Los Angeles County history. Fire Captain Mike Brown of the LA County FD has been reported to say, “It is one of the longest fires to extinguish because of its complexity and size.”

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