:'( :'( :'(
I can't believe it, not again....I'm gonna cry.
EDIT:
I copy and pasted this, New York Times article link is at the bottom....
"Developing:
Breaking News Story-
New York Times
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
Published: Wednesday, 1st of Apr., 2015
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — A massive fire erupted early Wednesday at Comcast/NBC Universal’s studio lot here, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The fire is one of many in the studio’s rich history, today destroying a vault full of video and television images and sets part of the popular studio tour, including the studio’s simulated King Kong 3D attraction. Opening of upcoming Fast and Furious Turbocharged attraction is not expected to be affected.
The blaze locked crowds out of the company’s theme park, and at least five firefighters were injured. But the fire was not expected to delay Wednesday evening’s live broadcast from an adjacent theater hosting an awards show, which were scheduled to fill the area with celebrities, including the event’s host.
Universal officials said the video vault, which was still burning as of Wednesday afternoon, contained images of films and television shows dating back to the 1920s, including the films “Knocked Up” and “Atonement” and the NBC series “Law & Order” and “The Office.”
But in no case was the destroyed material the only copy of a work, the officials said.
The 3D “King Kong 360” simulated attraction, one of the most popular on a tram tour that begins inside the Universal Studios theme park and continues through portions of the lot, was completely destroyed, a Universal park spokeswoman said. No trams were inside the multimillion dollar attraction during the fire.
Also damaged in the fire were a New York street scene that was used only recently in the post production filming of "Jurassic World,” an upcoming Universal film directed by Colin Trevorrow, and a courthouse square that was featured prominently in “Back to the Future.", which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
Studios typically store multiple copies of their films and shows both on their lots and in remote locations. At Universal, a 1990 & 2008 fire that ultimately led to the arrest of a studio security guard for an arson that destroyed much of the same area, including the New York street set and parts of the King Kong exhibit.
A studio spokeswoman said the company was cooperating with fire officials in an investigation of the cause of Wednesday's fire, which damaged at least several acres of the 230-acre lot.
Inspector Ron Haralson, of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, said Wednesday afternoon that about 400 firefighters were battling the blaze, which involved five buildings on the lot. Several firefighters have been injured, he said.
“We are going in with heavy equipment to get the seat of the fire,” he said. He said the fire was heaviest in the film vault.
Inspector Haralson could not say when the fire department expected to extinguish the fire.
“We are going to be working well into the night, into tomorrow,” he said.
Ron Meyer, president of the Universal Studios Group, said at a press conference that both the studio and the theme park planned to be “open for business as usual” on Thursday. Mr. Meyer said a television series, “The Blacklist,” and a television commercial production, had recently used some locations damaged by the fire.
But the studio spokeswoman said no productions were working when the blaze broke out, at about 3: 45 p.m. on Wednesday.
By late Wednesday afternoon, crowds of tourists were milling outside the theme park, hoping it would reopen. Thick clouds of dark, acrid smoke still poured from a portion of the blaze that continued burning past noon.
At that point, the smoke was moving away from the theme park, but lay heavy around the adobe bungalow that houses the offices of the filmmaker Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Entertainment. the Universal spokeswoman said no producers or executive offices were expected to close as a result of the fire.
In broadcast interviews, fire department authorities described the firefighters’ injuries as being relatively minor, resulting from heat exhaustion and burns.
Some tourists, many of whom came from afar to visit Universal Studios, found themselves with nothing to do but wait as firefighters did their work.
Asked whether the fire promised to ruin a good vacation day, William Warner, longtime fan visiting from Huntington Beach, California, said. “Nope, not at all. I hated King Kong 360-3D. Lots of simulated nonsense and it smelled revolting in there. Hopefully this time they rebuild the one that burned down in 2008.”
Another visitor, Jon Fu, editor of Inside Universal fame, was quoted saying, "I don't like 4K."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/us/01cnd-fire.html?_r=0
I can't believe it, not again....I'm gonna cry.
EDIT:
I copy and pasted this, New York Times article link is at the bottom....
"Developing:
Breaking News Story-
New York Times
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
Published: Wednesday, 1st of Apr., 2015
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — A massive fire erupted early Wednesday at Comcast/NBC Universal’s studio lot here, which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. The fire is one of many in the studio’s rich history, today destroying a vault full of video and television images and sets part of the popular studio tour, including the studio’s simulated King Kong 3D attraction. Opening of upcoming Fast and Furious Turbocharged attraction is not expected to be affected.
The blaze locked crowds out of the company’s theme park, and at least five firefighters were injured. But the fire was not expected to delay Wednesday evening’s live broadcast from an adjacent theater hosting an awards show, which were scheduled to fill the area with celebrities, including the event’s host.
Universal officials said the video vault, which was still burning as of Wednesday afternoon, contained images of films and television shows dating back to the 1920s, including the films “Knocked Up” and “Atonement” and the NBC series “Law & Order” and “The Office.”
But in no case was the destroyed material the only copy of a work, the officials said.
The 3D “King Kong 360” simulated attraction, one of the most popular on a tram tour that begins inside the Universal Studios theme park and continues through portions of the lot, was completely destroyed, a Universal park spokeswoman said. No trams were inside the multimillion dollar attraction during the fire.
Also damaged in the fire were a New York street scene that was used only recently in the post production filming of "Jurassic World,” an upcoming Universal film directed by Colin Trevorrow, and a courthouse square that was featured prominently in “Back to the Future.", which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
Studios typically store multiple copies of their films and shows both on their lots and in remote locations. At Universal, a 1990 & 2008 fire that ultimately led to the arrest of a studio security guard for an arson that destroyed much of the same area, including the New York street set and parts of the King Kong exhibit.
A studio spokeswoman said the company was cooperating with fire officials in an investigation of the cause of Wednesday's fire, which damaged at least several acres of the 230-acre lot.
Inspector Ron Haralson, of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, said Wednesday afternoon that about 400 firefighters were battling the blaze, which involved five buildings on the lot. Several firefighters have been injured, he said.
“We are going in with heavy equipment to get the seat of the fire,” he said. He said the fire was heaviest in the film vault.
Inspector Haralson could not say when the fire department expected to extinguish the fire.
“We are going to be working well into the night, into tomorrow,” he said.
Ron Meyer, president of the Universal Studios Group, said at a press conference that both the studio and the theme park planned to be “open for business as usual” on Thursday. Mr. Meyer said a television series, “The Blacklist,” and a television commercial production, had recently used some locations damaged by the fire.
But the studio spokeswoman said no productions were working when the blaze broke out, at about 3: 45 p.m. on Wednesday.
By late Wednesday afternoon, crowds of tourists were milling outside the theme park, hoping it would reopen. Thick clouds of dark, acrid smoke still poured from a portion of the blaze that continued burning past noon.
At that point, the smoke was moving away from the theme park, but lay heavy around the adobe bungalow that houses the offices of the filmmaker Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Entertainment. the Universal spokeswoman said no producers or executive offices were expected to close as a result of the fire.
In broadcast interviews, fire department authorities described the firefighters’ injuries as being relatively minor, resulting from heat exhaustion and burns.
Some tourists, many of whom came from afar to visit Universal Studios, found themselves with nothing to do but wait as firefighters did their work.
Asked whether the fire promised to ruin a good vacation day, William Warner, longtime fan visiting from Huntington Beach, California, said. “Nope, not at all. I hated King Kong 360-3D. Lots of simulated nonsense and it smelled revolting in there. Hopefully this time they rebuild the one that burned down in 2008.”
Another visitor, Jon Fu, editor of Inside Universal fame, was quoted saying, "I don't like 4K."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/us/01cnd-fire.html?_r=0
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