The wife and I were going to go to Universal Studios today (she had the opportunity to get promotional tickets for the new Simpson's ride as a goodwill gesture to Disney employees from Universal). We decided earlier in the week that the timing just wasn't right (too much other stuff going on right now) and that we'd go in a couple of weeks instead. Just happened to see this on the news:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/01/studio.fire/index.html
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- More than 100 Los Angeles-area firefighters are battling a large fire on a back lot at Universal Studios, fire authorities said.
Filming may have been going on at the time the fire broke out early Sunday on the Universal Studios back lot.
There were also reports of an explosion in the Southern California amusement park, said Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Frank Reynoso.
The three-alarm blaze began about 4:45 a.m. PT (7:45 a.m. ET) Sunday and reportedly damaged two "prop" buildings, including a chapel, and a popular ride called the "Cyclone," Reynoso said.
"It will be awhile before we have it under control," he said.
Television footage showed the blaze burning through the roofs of structures at the park and large plumes of smoke.
Firefighters were dropping water on the blaze from helicopters.
"We don't know what the cause of this is," Reynoso said.
Reynoso said he heard reports that filming may have been going on when the fire broke out.