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King Kong is Dead

Posted Jun 1st 2008 12:23PM by TMZ Staff

King Kong has met his match once again -- this time it's fire at Universal Studios.

Fire officials confirmed that the King Kong building in the back lot of Universal has been completely destroyed! Also perishing in the fire: New York Street and Hill Valley (the town from "Back to the Future" and current set for "The Ghost Whisperer").

A video vault containing 40,000 - 50,000 videos and reels were also destroyed -- but officials say there are copies elsewhere.

Tags: Fire, King Kong, KingKong, Universal Studios, UniversalStudios

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1. first... that is awful

Posted at 12:38PM on Jun 1st 2008 by funny gal

2. Thats INSANE....I hope nothing else gets lost in that fire. Although they do have enough $$$$ I'm sure to replace things, but it's soooo Horrible!!!!!!!!

Posted at 12:41PM on Jun 1st 2008 by KJKAAGE

3. Not HILL VALLEY!!! NOOOOOOO!!!

Posted at 12:41PM on Jun 1st 2008 by JimmyHendricks

4. How is the film replaceable?

Posted at 12:54PM on Jun 1st 2008 by allen

5. That sucks! So, how is the film replaceable?

Posted at 12:58PM on Jun 1st 2008 by tb

6. THE VIDEO VAULT! OMG!

They where in the proess of digitizing all the film but OMG! =(

Posted at 1:09PM on Jun 1st 2008 by unclemantis

7. R.I.P. Hill Vally

Posted at 1:06PM on Jun 1st 2008 by Jimmy Dean

8. This is so sad. I hope nothing more gets damaged

Posted at 1:11PM on Jun 1st 2008 by roxxi

9. Isnt that a picture of Dionne Warwick?

Posted at 1:15PM on Jun 1st 2008 by Marlb Man

10. Fiddy cent stikes again.

Posted at 1:28PM on Jun 1st 2008 by I call Shotgun

11. NO! NO! NO! HILL VALLEY WAS NOT IN THE FIRE! I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT!!

Posted at 1:31PM on Jun 1st 2008 by Vanessa

12. Film is replaceable when these are copies of the master, which was not harmed.

Posted at 1:35PM on Jun 1st 2008 by Rick Roll

13. NO!

Posted at 1:35PM on Jun 1st 2008 by studly

14. NOT THE VIDEO VAULT!

Posted at 1:38PM on Jun 1st 2008 by studly

15. Copies of the Master, thank you Rick Roll.

Posted at 1:41PM on Jun 1st 2008 by studly

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