Footage of 2005 Aardman Warehouse Fire

On October 10th, 2005, Aardman Animations, known for creating Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit, Morph and many other claymation British icons, were celebrating their newest movie the Curse of the Were-Rabbit reaching the top of the US box office. However, that morning around 5:30 to 6:00 am, a huge fire broke out at Aardman's archival warehouse where virtually everything made in their 30 year history including props, models, sets, awards and artwork were lost in the devastating blaze. Flames were reaching 100 ft and the Avon Fire and Rescue Service were unable to stop all three floors from collapsing. Despite the devastation, Nick Park (the creator of Wallace and Gromit) said, "Even though it's a precious and nostalgic collection and valuable to the company, in light of other tragedies today isn't a big deal."







There hasn't been much coverage of this incident online, apart from a handful of news articles and a few photos showing the aftermath of the fire. A few seconds of footage is seen in the documentary 'A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman'. It seems that Avon Fire and Rescue recorded some footage of it when the fire was just breaking out, as you'll see the service's name on the camcorder footage. It would be great if we could get ahold of this footage in its entirety, as it is a significant event in Aardman and animation history, and it seems that Avon has archived the footage.







Any news coverage and or footage of the incident would also be great to find. Please see if you have any footage of it recorded. It would be great if we could archive this event.







Here's some stuff that has already been found (not including the documentary footage):







www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/firemen-damping-down-a-warehouse-belonging-to-aardman-news-photo/828163442







www.alamy.com/stock-photo/fire-in-aardman.html?sortBy=relevant







www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/bristol-united-kingdom-firemen-are-pictured-in-front-of-the-news-photo/55889300







www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/bristol-united-kingdom-a-firemen-tries-to-extinguish-a-fire-news-photo/55889357







www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/bristol-united-kingdom-the-headline-of-the-local-paper-is-news-photo/55889288







www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/bristol-united-kingdom-police-officers-stand-by-as-firemen-news-photo/5588928







www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/bristol-united-kingdom-firemen-lower-their-fire-fighting-news-photo/55889249







news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/4326286.stm#