Fire On Universal Backlot, No Injuries Reported

UPDATE, 6:28 PM: Fire started inside a construction area atop the previous Technicolor building Thursday mid-day at Universal Galleries. Employees were cutting and handling tubes when sparks captivated insulation material, based on a Universal speaker. The blaze was extinguished rapidly and damage was limited towards the construction “shed” on the top from the building close to the intersection of Lankershim and Cahuenga. No injuries were reported. Your building is unoccupied and going through internal demolition just before eventual re-purposing. Formerly, 5:23 PM: Fire exploded inside a three-story building around the Universal Galleries backlot Thursday mid-day. CNN reported that 55 firefighters responded and also the fire was knocked lower by about 1 pm. No injuries were reported. Your building was “under demolition,” fire authorities stated. Cause was unknown. A 2008 fire destroyed several locations over four acres and 13 “blocks” such as the NY street sets. Individuals were restored and reopened in summer time 2010. Former Techn Building structure on the top tubes half-hour repurposing no bu