Fire at Universal Studios

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Fire at Universal Studios

Fire at Universal Studios in California.

efighters patrolled fire-scarred Universal Studios early Monday guarding against flare-ups while authorities wondered if the blaze that gutted some of Hollywood's most famous backdrops was made worse because of low water pressure.

A man dressed as Dracula talks to visitors.

A firefighter removes videotapes from a burning video vault Sunday.

At one point, the fire was two city blocks wide, and low water pressure forced firefighters to get reserves from lakes and ponds on the property. The blaze was contained to the lot, but burned for more than 12 hours before the final flames were extinguished.

Los Angeles City firefighters arrive to battle the blaze.

Another image taken from video shows the Universal Studios fire.

A Los Angeles City Fire Department helicopter flies into a cloud of smoke from a fire on a movie production backlot of Universal Studios.

A 6,000-pound, 20-foot-tall model of the "King Kong" gorilla is lowered by crane into Universal Studios Hollywood theme park in 2005.The attraction reportedly was destroyed by the fire that swept through the park Sunday morning.

The front entrance to the Universal Studios theme park.

Los Angeles City firefighter Keith Terada lays down hoses to battle the Universal City Studios fire.

Plumes of smoke rise from Universal Studios when a fire raged on a back lot.

The theme park is in the Universal city section of Los Angeles.

Smoke rises from the Universal Studios fire.

In this image from video, a large fire burns on a lot at Universal Studios in Universal City, Calif., Sunday.

The blaze at Universal Studios broke out just before dawn Sunday on a sound stage, according to officials.

A fire burns in the back lot of Universal City Studios north of Los Angeles Sunday. At least one building had burned and as many as three blocks of movie facades were destroyed, according to Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Daryl Jacobs.

Firefighters pull hoses from their trucks as they prepare to battle a fire in the back lot of Universal City Studios in Universal City, Calif., north of Los Angeles Sunday.

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efighters patrolled fire-scarred Universal Studios early Monday guarding against flare-ups while authorities wondered if the blaze that gutted some of Hollywood's most famous backdrops was made worse because of low water pressure.

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