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A huge fire has erupted at a sound stage at Universal Studios in Burbank.
UPDATE 9:14 AM PT: Hot time in the old town tonight! The MTV Movie Awards are set to go off today at Universal. An MTV rep tells us, despite the fire, "The areas we are utilizing for our production were unaffected and the 2008 MTV Movie Awards will go on as planned. We're working closely with authorities to make sure everything operates smoothly."
UPDATE: 7:04 AM PT: Captain Brown from LAFD has just said the fire is contained to four or five buildings on the back lot and that there are no injuries as of yet. There have been explosions during the fire due to propane tanks. They are trying to keep the fire from spreading to the outlying brush, and water supplies are low.
UPDATE 6:52 AM PT: The fire has gotten worse! A TMZ reporter says the fire just got a lot bigger, despite firefighters efforts.
UPDATE 6:26 AM PT: A TMZ reporter on the scene says the fire is being contained, as firefighters and helicopters continue to attack the blaze.
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UPDATE: TMZ spoke with LA City Fire Department, who told us that although the fire is under LA County jurisdiction, they have sent roughly 40 companies to try and contain the blaze. The fire started around 4:45 AM PT on the New York sound stage, and is continuing to spread. There are no reports of injuries.
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20th Century Fox, Warners, Dreamworks, UA and the like are rubbing their hands together...
Universal has been in need of a "HOT" film but this isn't the way to do it.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING I'M SO SORRY TO HEAR THIS NEWS THIS IS TERRIBLY TERRIBLY SAD.
Let's just hope and pray no one was in there or got hurt badly. So sad.
Gosh, I hope nothing happens to "the Beaver's" home or 1313 Mockingbird Lane or the Clock Tower from Back To The Future.
TMZ seems to be the only one covering this. Flipped thru all my TV channels and its just the normal Sunday infomercials, church etc. . This is awful - I work at Universal. by the way to comment #3 I doubt they are rubbing their hands together - these companies use the Universal back lot as do many other film companies in LA., to loose any film history is bad and relating this to 50cent - really....... crude
I hope no one is killed or injured. I will pray that it will be okay. Is it going to be closed for a while?
Well, weren't they going to tear down the backlot anyway so they could build housing and condos, moving all production to another area? I believe they were even going to re-create some backlot areas (like Wisteria Lane for Desperate Housewives fans) elsewhere on the property. Now they may not have to clear the land of the old sets.
