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- April 30, 2008: Fire started 5:30 a.m.
- Area ungoing redevelopment
- Basque Nightclub: inspected on February 15, 2008 and passed
- Fire's peak: 40-foot flames from roof
- Surrounding buildings: Pantages Theater and Capitol Records
- Buses had to be re-routed due to fire and clean-up: Lines 163, 217, 780, 210 and 180
- Metro Red Line trains (stop at Hollywood and Vine) not interrupted
- Scenes from the movie Ocean's Eleven shot at the Basque Nightclub
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April 30, 2008: A large fire broke out at the Hollywood and Vine intersection in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The fire raged on for 2 1/2 hours before firefighters brought it under control at around 8am.
The building, which housed the Basque Nightclub was completely gutted by the fire. Three other businesses were damaged, a tattoo parlor, a beauty supply company and an unoccupied shoe store.
Officials said that the clean-up would disrupt traffic for most of the afternoon.
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Basque Nightclub Fire Questions
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Basque Nightclub Fire News and Information
- Fox News: Blaze Erupts in Building Housing Hollywood Nightclub (April 30, 2008)
- LAist: Major Fire at Hollywood & Vine Burns Basque Nightclub (April 30, 2008)
- LA Times: Firefighters control raging blaze at Hollywood and Vine (April 30, 2008)
- cbs2.com: Hollywood Nightclub Goes Up In Flames (April 30, 2008)
- Topix.net: Basque Nightclub Fire
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