Fire At Universal Studios Hollywood

Fire broke out just before dawn on a sound stage at Universal Studios Hollywood this morning and has claimed at least one building and three blocks worth of movie facades. Included among the destroyed sets include Universal's New York City facade used in films from King Kong to Bruce Almighty; the 'clock tower' Courthouse Square seen in Back to the Future; and the King Kong attraction.
No injuries have been reported thus far and there are unconfirmed reports that some filming was going on at the time and that the studio's film vault was threatened.
The theme park did not open today as firefighters were still dousing hot spots this afternoon some 10 hours after the blaze began.

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