Fire at Universal Studio Backlot

Blaze Breaks Out At Universal Studios Backlot

Not much on it yet other than approximately 100 firefighters on the scene.

 

Aw man, there goes the set of "Adam 12."

 

Are LA stations doing wall-to-wall, helicopter coverage?

 

MSNBC is going back-and-forth with it. Everyone else is in talking-head mode.

 

An update...

Fire Devours Movie Sets At Universal Studios

Story says filming was going on at the time but officials couldn't say more.

 

Trivia note: L.A. County Fire Department's Station 51 (a real working fire station with Engine 51, Squad 51 and Patrol 51) is on the Universal lot in Universal City.

http://www.lacountyfire.com/modules.php?name=Stations&stat=showStationdetail&stationNo=51



(The station used in the Emergency! TV series is Station 127 in Carson.)

 

I live about three miles east from the fire.

I was woken up by helicopters buzzing this morning. Lots of 'em-media and firefighers. According to what I read, the water pressure isn't strong enough for firefighters' needs, so they're having to pull off of two nearby lakes/water reservoirs.

Doesn't exactly smell great over here.

 

Boo hiss!

 

Damn.

Where'd you read that?

 

Some douche sent it to me.

 

http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2008/06/backlot_fire_at_universal.php

 

buck, it was also in the first link on the thread.

But I hadn't read it until Norm told me about it. So he just wants his credit.