For residents of the South East San Fernando Valley and adjacent environs, the stench and sight of smoke from the fire that broke out in the early morning hours on the backlot of Universal Studios has dominated the skies today; for most everyone else in Los Angeles this story has dominated the news. LAist photographer Tom Andrews captured these images of the Universal Studios area; the site remains closed to the public while fire crews......

The Entrance to Universal is dominated by a massive plume of smoke and firefighters | AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian The fire that broke out early this morning continues to burn on the Universal Studios backlot in Universal City. Per a press conference held near the scene just after nine this morning, the fire began between 4:30-4:45 this morning on a soundstage. No shooting was underway when the fire broke out, and rumors of bomb threats......

Photo of pre-fire facades by Peggy Archer/LAist According to the LA City Fire Department, this morning's fire started around 5 am in a sound stage (while someone was shooting), and spread to parts of the backlot before being contained by LA firefighters. *This story has been updated*......