BBA 2014: Fire forces shift of BBA opening event...

A fire at the house being prepared for the continental reality event, Big Brother Africa, has led to the postponement of the show’s opening, initially scheduled for Sunday, September 7, 2014. According to organisers of the widely-followed reality show, M-Net and Endemol SA, all plans and preparations for the Sunday, September 7, 2014 event have been put on hold due to the raging fire. ‘M-Net and Endemol SA advise that due to a devastating fire at the Big Brother house on September 2, 2014, Big Brother Hotshots will not launch this Sunday (7 September) as scheduled.

The cause of the fire at this stage is unknown and investigations will commence as soon as it is safe to do so. ‘At this stage M-Net and Endemol are urgently looking for an alternative Big Brother house in which to film the production, however as this production has highly technical infrastructure, camera and edit requirements’, an alternative is not immediately available. Every effort will be made to find a solution as quickly as possible to ensure that Africa’s biggest reality show will continue’ a statement from the organisers says. The BBA house is based at the Sesani Studios in Johannesburg and no one was injured in the fire. Details remain sketchy but NET will keep you updated as events unfold....

http://thenet.ng/2014/09/breaking-news-fire-forces-shift-of-bba-opening-event/