A 2008 fire at Universal Studios Hollywood destroyed famous movie sets and a film and videotape archive. It was also the biggest disaster in the history of the music business — and almost nobody knew.

The Universal Music Group — the largest music company in the world — lost its entire West Coast archive. Hundreds of thousands of original recordings were lost, from musicians including Louis Armstrong, pictured above, Joan Baez and Eminem . The Times Magazine tells the story of the fire.

Here’s what else is happening

Helicopter crash in New York: A helicopter crashed onto the roof of a 51-story building in Midtown Manhattan, killing the pilot, the only person aboard. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there was no indication of terrorism.

Iran’s nuclear goals: International inspectors said the country was increasing its production of nuclear fuel, defying restrictions under the 2015 deal that President Trump abandoned. Separately, The Times announced that its correspondent in Tehran had been barred from working since February by the Iranian authorities.

Images of travelers are stolen: Hackers have stolen tens of thousands of photographs of drivers in their cars and vehicle license plates from the Customs and Border Protection agency, officials said.

The Vatican on gender: The department overseeing Roman Catholic education rejected the notion that individuals could choose their gender identity, and argued that acceptance of flexible ideas of gender posed a threat to traditional families.

David Ortiz in U.S.: The former Red Sox star was flown to a hospital in Boston after surgery in the Dominican Republic, where he was seriously injured in a shooting.