“Batman” house escapes damage in Pasadena fire

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Tudor style mansion in Pasadena
that was used for a number of movie shoots has been destroyed
by fire but the house nearby where the 1960s “Batman” TV series
was shot escaped damage, fire officials said on Thursday.

Early news reports said the house that burned down on
Wednesday night was the historic mansion on S. San Rafael
Avenue, Pasadena, 15 miles north-east of downtown Los Angeles,
that served as the “Wayne Manor” of Batman TV series fame. That
house was reported to have been bought by former Beatle Paul
McCartney in 2005.

But the 16,000 sq foot (1,500 sq meter) home that caught
fire was actually further down the street. Some scenes from
“Rocky V” and the Peter Sellers movie “Being There” were
reportedly shot there. The owners were not at home when the
fire started and the cause is unknown.