Large fire devours movie sets at Universal Studios

AP via Google ^ | June 1, 2008 | Greg Risling

[lainie]

The New York Street and New England facades, the King Kong studio, and the Universal movie vault were among the buildings engulfed by flames.

[lainie]

LAist blog has some old photos up

part of (probably now gone) NY street facade

[PGR88]

Sharon Stone comments on the fire: IT’S KARMA!

[lainie]

[lainie]

HA!!

a century’s worth of junk & timber, and exploding propane tanks apparently don’t mix..

[martin_fierro]

[Grizzled Bear]

Has Universal Studios paid for that Carbon Footprint? That’s really going to cost them!

[montag813]

What’s that white/silver building on the hill...The Getty Museum?

[lainie]

It sure is. You know, I wonder if someone had the presence of mind to film it.

[RightWhale]

Wow! Another one!

[Moonmad27]

I’m more worried about the Universal movie vault burning up than the streets, although that’s a great shame. Was just reading about the new Simpsons/Krustyland ride and the new displays of memorabilia this morning and remembering the King Kong and Earthquake portions of the tram ride.

[lainie]

I didn’t think they were that close together, but I suppose it must be the Getty. hm

[lainie]

Yeah. (ew, nasty--)

[Larry Lucido]

Hmm, this could make a good movie.

[NormsRevenge]

Irwin Allen would be impressed. :-}

[Lancey Howard]

[Loyal Buckeye]

I’m more worried about the Universal movie vault burning up...

If originals were not stored offsite in a secure location, the geniuses who run the studios are bigger morons than they appear.

[rederic]

The Getty is about eight and a half miles west as the teradactyl flies. Rederic

[lainie]

Ah, thanks. So is that white building in #2 the Getty, do you know?

[sig226]

I'm a little surprised by this. I expect that's a truss roof.