Fire rips through Cinecitta studios

August 11, 2007 The new season of "Dr. Who" is among the casualties of the massive fire that swept Rome's legendary Cinecitta Studios late Thursday and into Friday morning, destroying about 32,000 square feet of the complex. The flames leapt as high as 125 feet, according to eyewitnesses, and dozens of firefighters were needed to subdue the blaze before it could reach densely populated neighborhoods near the studios or any of the most famous sets. The local media estimated the cost of the damage between €2 million ($2.8 million)-€5 million ($6.9 million), mostly to the set of the HBO-BBC series "Rome," which finished filming last year.

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