bust Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Actor Owen Wilson's film set catches fire The set of the US actor's new film, The Coup, goes up in smoke after special effects cause an electrical short circuit that ignites a blaze Actors Owen Wilson and Lake Bell were not injured after a fire broke out on the set of their Hollywood movie The Coup, being filmed in Thailand. A spokesman for the film's local production company said the fire occurred on Wednesday evening after the day's shoot had finished. The spokesman said during the day the cast and crew had filmed an explosion scene inside the old building. Police said they suspected the special effects caused an electrical short circuit that ignited the blaze. The film is about an American family living in southeast Asia, that gets caught in the middle of a coup. The film is about an American family that gets caught in a military coup in Southeast Asia. It also stars Pierce Brosnan, who is due to join the film shoot next month. Before the fire, the cast had filmed an explosion scene inside a dilapidated building in the town of Lampang, Korrawuth said. "We had finished filming after the explosion scene," he said. "As the crew was packing and moving things downstairs somebody saw the fire on the third floor of the building." Police Col. Thanakorn Khumwong said investigators suspect the high voltage required by the special effects caused an electrical short circuit that caused the fire. Thai PBS television station showed footage of flames shooting from an upper window of the building as firefighters on the sidewalk worked to extinguish them Wednesday evening. Korrawuth said that a new location would be found for filming the remainder of the explosion scene due to extensive fire and water damage to the set. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/thailand/10466193/Actor-Owen-Wilsons-film-set-catches-fire.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Lampang is a town? It's a provincial capital of over 60,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoo Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 ok metropolis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Almost half the size of Darwin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 It's almost big enough to be a Village. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 "Police Col. Thanakorn Khumwong said investigators suspect the high voltage required by the special effects caused an electrical short circuit that caused the fire." Not shoddy electrical work then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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