On 10 October 2005 , a serious fire at a storage facility used by Aardman and other Bristol-based companies destroyed over 30 years of props , models , and scenery often built by the Bristol-based Cod Steaks . This warehouse was used for storage of past projects and so did not prevent the production of their current projects at the time . In addition , the company 's library of finished films was stored elsewhere and was undamaged . An electrical fault was determined to be the cause of the blaze . Referring to the 2004 South Asia earthquake and tsunami , Park was quoted as saying , " Even though it is a precious and nostalgic collection and valuable to the company , in light of other tragedies , today is n't a big deal . " From 2006 to 2007 , the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka , Tokyo , Japan , had an exhibit featuring the works of Aardman Studios . Sproxton and Lord visited the exhibit in May 2006 and met with animator Hayao Miyazaki during the visit . Miyazaki has long been a fan of Aardman Animations ' works
2004 South Asia earthquake and tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
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