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| Warner Bros Studios fire: Crews tackle blaze for 15 hours | Warner Bros Studios fire: Crews tackle blaze for 15 hours |
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| Firefighters spent more than 15 hours tackling a blaze at Warner Bros studios. | Firefighters spent more than 15 hours tackling a blaze at Warner Bros studios. |
| Crews were called to the site in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, at 23:29 BST on Wednesday. | Crews were called to the site in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, at 23:29 BST on Wednesday. |
| The fire service said the set involved was not being used at the time and there had been no reported injuries. | |
| All eight Harry Potter films as well as other movies including James Bond, Fast and Furious and the Mission Impossible franchises have filmed at the studios. | All eight Harry Potter films as well as other movies including James Bond, Fast and Furious and the Mission Impossible franchises have filmed at the studios. |
| The fire service confirmed shortly before 15:00 on Thursday the fire was out, although some crews remain at the scene. | The fire service confirmed shortly before 15:00 on Thursday the fire was out, although some crews remain at the scene. |
| A spokesman for Warner Bros said the fire had occurred on a sound stage being used for the television production Avenue 5, but all productions were able to continue working. | A spokesman for Warner Bros said the fire had occurred on a sound stage being used for the television production Avenue 5, but all productions were able to continue working. |
| Avenue 5 is an HBO space tourism comedy by The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci. | Avenue 5 is an HBO space tourism comedy by The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci. |
| He thanked the firefighters who have "been working tirelessly throughout the night" and sent his "thoughts to the residents in the area who were disturbed by the night's events". | He thanked the firefighters who have "been working tirelessly throughout the night" and sent his "thoughts to the residents in the area who were disturbed by the night's events". |
| Mark Hancock, who lives nearby, said: "My house is only about 200m away from the perimeter fence and we have a clear line of sight over gardens so we managed to see it out one of our windows. | Mark Hancock, who lives nearby, said: "My house is only about 200m away from the perimeter fence and we have a clear line of sight over gardens so we managed to see it out one of our windows. |
| "The smoke went high into the air, and as I watched, the smoke appeared to get thicker, so much so that we could see the flashing lights of the fire engines reflecting off the thick smoke. | "The smoke went high into the air, and as I watched, the smoke appeared to get thicker, so much so that we could see the flashing lights of the fire engines reflecting off the thick smoke. |
| "It was still going strong at about 1am and when I woke up this morning it was still smouldering." | "It was still going strong at about 1am and when I woke up this morning it was still smouldering." |
| He added there was a "strong smell and taste of smoke in the air". | He added there was a "strong smell and taste of smoke in the air". |
| At the scene | At the scene |
| By Alex Pope, BBC News | By Alex Pope, BBC News |
| As the studio is a closed set no-one can get close to the scene. | As the studio is a closed set no-one can get close to the scene. |
| The studio backs on to a housing estate from where you can smell a faint burning odour. | The studio backs on to a housing estate from where you can smell a faint burning odour. |
| A woman who lives there told me she was woken up by a strong smell at about midnight and her dog was barking and "he never barks". | A woman who lives there told me she was woken up by a strong smell at about midnight and her dog was barking and "he never barks". |
| "The smell was so strong I thought it was coming from the house," she said. | "The smell was so strong I thought it was coming from the house," she said. |
| Another resident said she spoke to a firefighter this morning who told her it was "a significant fire". | Another resident said she spoke to a firefighter this morning who told her it was "a significant fire". |
| A Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman confirmed 15 crews were sent to the scene when the fire broke out. That later increased to 18. | A Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman confirmed 15 crews were sent to the scene when the fire broke out. That later increased to 18. |
| He said an aerial ladder was used as well as 12 sets of breathing apparatus. | He said an aerial ladder was used as well as 12 sets of breathing apparatus. |
| Police also had to close off Bridge Road in Leavesden to allow the fire service to run a hose from the nearby canal to the site of the fire at its height. | Police also had to close off Bridge Road in Leavesden to allow the fire service to run a hose from the nearby canal to the site of the fire at its height. |