More than 400 firefighters in Los Angeles tackled a large fire at Universal Studios in Hollywood - an accidental fire thought to have been caused by unsafe hot work operations.rnThe blaze at the film-making site and theme park in Burbank happened on 1 June. It broke out in the early morning in a backlot warehouse being used as a soundstage. Street facades used in films, and which also featured in behind-the-scenes tours, were destroyed. Some 40,000 videos and film reels were also lost.rnThe fire was contained to the backlot through a combination of ground-based firefighting and helicopter water-drops, but it reportedly burned for more than 12 hours before being fully extinguished.
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