SelectPlusUniversal Studios Set to Reopen After FireUniversal Studios Set to Reopen After FireThe Associated PressFirefighters remain on guard at Universal Studios, watching for any flare-ups from yesterday's huge fire. Officials say they will reopen the park this morning after it was closed all day Sunday. (June 2)For more than 12 hours Sunday, this was the *SCENE at Hollywood's Universal Studios..A raging fire tore through many popular attractions --- including the sets of such blockbuster movies as Bruce Almighty and Back to the Future ,burning them to the ground.The King Kong tour was also destroyed.Nine firefighters and a sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries in the blaze --- but there were no reports of serious injuries.And though some 50 thousand videos and reels that included every film Universal had ever shot were burned. ...the company says, all things considered, they were extremely lucky.SOT: Ron Meyer NBC Univ. President: Luckily we had duplicatesNow that the fire has been put out...officials are trying to grasp the magnitude of what is sure to be a massive cleanup effort.SOT: Fire Chief --- What we need to recognize is that we had two city blocks on fire at the same time.What caused the fire remains under investigation but there was a commercial shoot going on at the time.Firefighters admitted that they also struggled with low water pressure --- an issue they'll be looking into soon. SOT: I want to assure everyone that we're going to look into it, as to the water pressure issues at the onset of the fire. There's no question there was a lack of water pressure. The park was closed to visitors yesterday.....but is expected to reopen this morning. ___ ___, The Associated Press.
