The stage at Pinewood Studios in the UK, where the upcoming Disney’s live-action ‘Snow White’ will be filmed, has caught on fire on Tuesday, March 15.
According to Variety, the stage was being built for the movie when a tree caught fire, resulting in a massive blaze.
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Services arrived at the scene with 12 fire crews, accompanied with five officers and a control unit at 3:13 p.m
An officer was left to monitor the aftermath with the incident ending at 7 p.m, according to reports.
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A video clip from one of the personnel shows the incident clearly, with the fire spreading towards the hatchment, just before the studio went ablaze.
“A tree has caught on fire, I don’t know how!” the person behind the video clip said.
A source told Variety that “No filming was underway” before the incident had started and it was believed that it started at the Richard Attenborough Stage.
A press release has yet to be made following the incident.
Pinewood sets have caught fire at least twice before: on Ridley Scott’s 1984 film “Legend” and in 2006 during a shoot for Bond film “Casino Royale.”
Photo Credit: https://princess.disney.com/snow-white?image_id=gallery_princess_snowwhite_3_aeb1adbd
Source: https://variety.com/2022/film/global/pinewood-studios-fire-snow-white-1235205601/, https://bucksfire.gov.uk/incident/fire-in-industrial-unit-9/
