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Los angeles, ca

Universal Studios Fire; Los Angeles, Ca · NOAAORR-7826

issued
2008-06-01 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2008-06-15 00:00Z
self-cancels
2008-06-15 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
North Pacific Ocean
position
34.140, -118.349
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Universal Studios Fire; Los Angeles, CA.
Los Angeles, CA.
1. A fire broke out at a Universal Studios Back-lot early in the morning of 1JUN2008. By the afternoon, approximately 2-3 acres of the site had burned and the LA County Fire Department requested particulate modeling through EPA for the dense smoke plume coming off of a large (~100,000 sq ft) video storage warehouse at the site. NOAA ERD was contacted to provide modeling support and has been coordinating information and outputs with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center (NARAC).
2. THREAT: CHEMICAL. COMMODITY: BURNING PLASTICS.
3. POSITION 34.140N 118.349W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 7826: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/7826

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