 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.