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Fire spreads on 'Harry Potter' set; no injuries
March 21, 2010 at 6:30 PM ET
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HPANA (via Watford Observer)
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A large fire broke out during filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at Leavesden Studios on Friday.
Planned fire effects spread to a nearby set, a castle facade made of tinder, steel and plastic, according to a Watford firefighter. No injuries were reported:
Watch commander Tony Smith said: "I think they are filming some stunts for the last scene. There is a big battle scene involving a lot of pyrotechnics and explosions."
"By the time we got there the on-site fire crew had it pretty well under control - they did a good job."
"I didn't see any cast - but there were about 100 crew [...] They didn't seem too concerned."
Smith concluded: "It's hard to say how much damage was caused, because some of it may have been planned as part of the filming. Perhaps they got much better footage than they expected."
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