Hogwart’s Castle destroyed in fire on ‘Harry Potter’ set

Film crews were forced to flee the U.K. set of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows friday after a fire destroyed “Hogwart’s Castle”, causing damages estimated at £100,000. The accident happened after a special-effects explosion went wrong during the filming of a battle which marks the final scenes of film.

According to The Daily Mail, “The ‘Battle of Hogwarts’ scenes involve Harry – played by Daniel Radcliffe – raising an army of students to defend the school from an attack by evil wizard Voldemort. Watford fire brigade commander Tony Smith said: ‘There is a big battle scene involving a lot of pyrotechnics and explosions. There is a mocked-up castle made of timber, steel and plastic – somehow it caught alight.’”

Luckily no crew members were injured during the blaze.

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