Warner Bros Studios fire: Crews tackle blaze for 15 hours

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Warner Bros Studios fire: Crews tackle blaze for 15 hours

Firefighters spent more than 15 hours tackling a blaze at Warner Bros studios, in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, at 23:29 BST on Wednesday.  

Some of the most popular films have been filmed at this site and some of these movies include All eight Harry Potter films, James Bond, Fast and Furious and the Mission Impossible franchises.

Warner Bros Studios fire: Crews tackle blaze for 15 hours

The council said the set involved was not being used at the time and there had been no reported injuries.  

The fire service confirmed shortly before 15:00 on Thursday that the fire was out, although some crews remain at the scene.

Warner Bros Studios fire: Crews tackle blaze for 15 hours

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.

He thanked the firefighters who had “been working tirelessly throughout the night” and sent his “thoughts to the residents in the area who were disturbed by the night’s events”.