An electrical hearth at Warner Bros. left a cloud of smoke billowing over the Burbank lot, however fortunately firefighters had been in a position to shortly include the blaze. There had been no accidents, in accordance with a person acquainted with the incident.
The hearth was first reported by the Citizen app, which had video of the smoke, in addition to a caption that mentioned, “Firefighters report a burning transformer and are working to include the blaze.” The submit additionally mentioned that, “Firefighters report {that a} energy outage has occurred after an explosive sound.”
The hearth began proper round 1:30 p.m. PT and big clouds of black smoke shortly gathered within the air. The blaze prompted a lot of visitors exterior the studios on account of the hearth division working shortly.
It seems to have been brought on by an influence transformer that busted, in accordance with the supply, and there’s no proof that it was the results of arson or foul play. The hearth division on the Warners lot bought the hearth beneath management. The Burbank Fire Department quickly arrived, however the blaze had largely gone out once they arrived. The Burbank lot skilled at the very least a partial energy outage.
It’s unclear how a lot injury was sustained, however it seems to have been minimal and contained to the constructing on the lot the place the hearth began.
Twitter customers close to the scene posted photos of the hearth to social media.
The Warner Bros. Burbank lot consists of a 110-acre major lot in addition to a 32-acre Ranch facility, which altogether has 36 soundstages and 14 exterior units.
