There was some real-life action and drama on the Transformers 4 set in Texas yesterday.
E! News confirms that the set for the upcoming Michael
Bay flick caught on fire last night around 7:30 p.m., with
firefighters responding to a call in the 20000 block of Melber Lane, after the
attic in a house the cast was shooting in went up in flames.
The Pflugerville and Austin firefighters controlled
the fire and extinguished it before it had a chance to damage the rest of the
home. There was one injury to a civilian who was transported to the hospital by
Austin Travis County EMS. Authorities have no other information on this
person or their injury.
The fire department tells E! News that this fire is
being ruled as accidental and that the home has been released back to the
homeowner.
Travis County Sheriff's spokesman Roger Wade tells
E! News that two deputies were at the property providing security when the fire
started and stated that is not known if crews were shooting inside the house or
just on the property.
Both Mark Wahlberg and Bay were
reportedly gathered at the building when they smelled smoke. A member of the
crew went to investigate and found the attic in flames.
The stars helped grab equipment and costumes as they
hurriedly evacuated the building, according to photographers on the scene, who
were told the blaze was possibly caused by wiring catching fire, although
authorities tell E! News a cause has not been issued.
However, a crew member working on the site
reportedly told KVUW News they were
filming a "controlled explosion" at the time of the incident.
Transformers
4
is slated for a June 2014 release.
Culled from E! News
