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we have confirmed this afternoon by way of county supervisors have guts what's key that
investigators believe this fire was started accidentally by workers describe is better
and universal of police you think the tools
to repair the new York city's three gate
it's visitors are being allowed back into the park today the first close-up the images
of the border area are coming out
portions of universal's back a lot now we shall look what they once were
what's left the courthouse where the iconoclast
for a back to the future of thing
they can conduct of the now destroyed it all three and a half acres burned two city blocks
tonight fire investigators believe the fire was started
but universal workers
using he tools to repair the new York city streets game
investigators now calling it accidental
a massive fire that sent back with smoke
going for eighteen hours Sunday
nine firefighters of the sheriff's deputies suffered minor injuries
the questions about low water pressure during the fire fight
firefighters now say it appears the pressure problems were merely a result of the high
command
with four hundred firefighters battling it
what we need to keep
thousand gallons of
for at the overwhelming demand and the bald eagle
so we simply I made the water situation through the draft in operation that not the pond along
that lot
planes also bracing
the deal fall
building destroyed thousands of hours of entertainment
total master copies were destroyed
the material that was contained in those balls words were how things work
with video not go negative
and the cardinal continent
no you don't know that it does show
those know those movies
well what students of hostility to the market as today the case to universal studios are
get open after being closed all Sunday
many visitors on the web yesterday are back to that
that is what it is open today
then we're going to have a good time
in my life that I would like to altman reporting now it'll add to that press conference as
LA county supervisor know it was nothing of the kind it was unintentional
it was an accident
and for that %uh we are
or grateful no question about that
but secondly there will be issues of law that we will look at
in the days ahead
right
the better
the water pressure issues which are first and foremost in my mind
of that she does a step which date
that assessment team and apartment fire full assessment the to look at although aspects
of how the water flow work the water pressure worked
what if anything
what we haven't always do that
what the infrastructure of mechanical human error probably a combination of the three
or none of the above
all of that will be reported back to watch so
water before June the thirteenth soldiers less than two weeks
and we're looking forward to that as a lot of implications for of this fire and
because we do have other studios in this region
I want to just say in conclusion of my remarks want to thank the men and women of the Los
angeles a county and city fire departments for the incredible when you look at what yesterday
oh it was a
it was a very difficult prior to fight a difficult and watched it go
welcome
that you have all your questions don't you three minutes
completed %uh his remarks intellectual the questions you have
we can talk about the bottle remember
what about you
thank you very much to the budget
%uh ever since the trial began there's been a lot of speculation about the cause of the
fire
and there's been a breakthrough
they're intelligent investigation concluded
and we're here to give you the official conclusion
on the cause of universal studio fire
the fire broke out on Sunday June the first at four forty three a young
it was reported at that time
in the vicinity of what is known as a backdrop
on the universal studios back a lot
this is near the intersection of new York and computers the streets
on the back lot
three-d_ universal studio employees
that's two workers and a supervisor
applying asphalt shingles
to remove on the buildings
the stock
they're using a blow torch
%uh which is a common practice to you
as usual
so that the back seat on the back of will adhere to the rule
they've completed their work at approximately three take the helm
they followed company protocol and policy
she used and watch for one hour
seen no indication of fire
they took a break
and this was approximately four a
at four forty three-e_ a security guard
in the vicinity
of the back
and new York and new Jersey street
maybe the flow
and immediately
notified the fire department
this was it for forty four AM-
at approximately the same time the workers
returned to the location
also witness the fire and confirmed
with a security guard at the fire department had them
notified
our first unit arrived on scene four minutes later
admittedly reported a large volume of
and requested a second the law
come back for an encore
the request for additional personnel and equipment
they've got to more than four hundred fire fighters
and the response
which which we are all familiar
the fire and bolts
%uh the back lot
idec Inc on the exhibit
the courthouse square area of new York and new Jersey streets
including the video library
%uh they weren't any individuals they were injured all
minor injuries
but there were five
firefighter excuse me
of five firefighters from Los angeles fire department
%uh for firefighters from Los angeles county fire department and one member of the sheriff's
department resist any various minor injuries
we have also
oh as a supervisor mentioned formed
the platform assessment team this isn't it better to put them all
group of experts that will take a look at all aspects of of the water
it was available and it was utilized on the fire
they will also take a very careful look at the
of five for requirements
given the involvement of of fire
both sides
and the backstage a backdrop there yet
the universal studios
when that report is concluded
at that time we will be able to make the information available
as tedious questions of
our water
and also the volume of fire we must keep in mind that
the tremendous amount of fire can imagine
a city block worth of fire
on the initial arrival of the fire companies that's a tremendous fire fighting challenge
and we do know that at the height of the flood that more than eighteen thousand gallons of
water
per minute
I were being slowed
%uh at the scene of that fire which is that
considerable about what
so at this time but that concludes our prepare comments
and if you have of questions
I would certainly lead to entertain us
given the amount of fire
and %uh
the extent of the fire were trying to ascertain
%uh if there was sufficient water and they said that %uh
that type of the fire that was in excess of eighty thousand gallons per minute flowing
the Fed moved very quickly three
the backdrop period through the facade
there were times where
a fire fight in water
I did not seem to be adequate
but in terms of the overall
%uh application of water and availability
that's the result we're looking for with this stuff up close S McCain
that is LA county fire chief peace Michael freeman describing of my heart and want and
how that fire was dealt with the question of its cause has been answered
the questions lingered about the %uh water pressure and the lack of volume that hinder
the firefighting effort and how that will be addressed if you'd like to hear more of
I want to talk about it but what we did about what they do with reaction to the that and
I am
well that should be too hard for a jury to try to come up with a better number for the
damage caused by this fire
but there's also an emotional want to the that's an attraction said the part of making
history and I like and they were quite film historians say
they just won't be the same
the plane universal studios race our Sunday morning
and it's popular pieces of hollywood history toward one
that consumed tell the story about what a banker
it was deja vu all over again
what makers the President about what heritage organization
and if they're not moving to a consultant for universal studios he says this fire is
extremely disappointing
but that the President withdrew universal back lot more than fifteen years ago
what do we owe our greater political history perspective
that the nineteen ninety five which is catastrophic
and many of the new York street buildings are built in the nineteen twenties
a very famous classic films of universal care of
the promotional picture showing that new York streets at why don't we don't after the nineteen
ninety five
I haven't had
the old TV shows
and commercial sense
if you really care about Obama said on that gate of the art fire suppression system
that's what it looks like
well it's you have to get catastrophic fires
all of them have the they're practically read out of order back lot completely doubters
something gridlock so much of film history
and usually what they could get cancer was universal
what's they were untouched by the flames
the studios video Wall to work day and age
the universal officials say copies of the bill the library are available in other locations
America's old continually wanting films the hillside
but still going
a chunk of chemistry watched
I would cameras
bands are already making this fire part of the game
until next year
now what a major set the price gender that was not damaged stage twenty eight felt let
down
as the nineteen twenty five that some of the athletes and he said it added burden that
would have been a tragic loss