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Fire burns at Universal Studios


June 01, 2008 An early morning fire broke out on the Universal Studios backlot Sunday, destroying important cityscape but no soundstages. The fire was contained within a few hours, and the nearby Universal theme park and other studio facilities were spared any serious fallout. Little production had been taking place on the backlot, in part because Universal and other Hollywood studios have been going slow on greenlighting new projects while management negotiators hammer out a new SAG contract.

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