The fire broke out very early Sunday morning on Universal’s 400-acre back lot, destroying 40,000-50,000 videos, which luckily are all backed up somewhere else. The videos contained very film Universal has ever done, plus some older television series.

The real tragedy is the loss of the courthouse square from Back to the Future, including the Clock Tower that was stuck at 10:04 p.m. in the film.

Slashfilm is reporting that the Clock Tower from Back to the Future was actually NOT burned in the fire and is just fine, despite reports from Sunday stating otherwise. Although, I had no idea that it is not the original set from the movies, it was built after the sequels from blueprints. The surrounding areas of the courthouse square still had some damage.

The King Kong exhibit is actually a stop on the Universal Tour, so that will be skipped for the time being.

No one was hurt, although three firefighters suffered minor injuries.

[AZ Central]