Amazon Studios’ The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power yesterday (April 3) – with an investigation now on to discover its cause.The cast and crew were filming for the upcoming second season of the fantasy series when emergency services were called following reports of smoke.Plumes of smoke were seen emerging from the Bray Studios in Windsor on Monday afternoon, after an electrical fire broke out in a warehouse.
As a precaution, filming was temporarily suspended, however, cast and crew were not made to evacuate the studio site.“At 12.26 pm on Monday 3 April, we received reports of a fire at Bray Studios near Windsor,” read a statement from Royal Berkshire Fire And Rescue Services (via Variety).“Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews from Bracknell, Slough and Maidenhead Fire Stations were sent to the scene.
Upon arrival, crews discovered a fire in a single-storey storage workshop located away from the filming set.”It continued: “Firefighters equipped with breathing apparatus used three hose reels and a main jet to extinguish the fire.
Firefighters were on the scene for approximately four hours and 35 minutes. An investigation will take place to determine the cause of the fire.”The series is based on the works of J.R.R.
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