Orlando Boom

A bomb scare has rocked the set of Orlando Bloom's latest film.

12:05 30 April 2004

A bomb scare has rocked the set of Orlando Bloom's latest film.

The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star, along with the rest of the cast and crew of "Kingdom of Heaven", were cleared from the film's set after an unexpected explosion.

The surprise blast triggered a terror alert.

"We were all terrified. Everyone thought it was a bomb at first," said a witness.

"Orlando, director Ridley Scott and the rest of the crew were evacuated immediately."

Fortunately no one was hurt.

The explosion has reportedly been traced to a fire which engulfed three bottles of liquid.

"A smouldering fire was found in the storage equipment, we're still waiting to hear the results of the investigation," the source explained.

"Kingdom of Heaven" tells the story of a 12th century blacksmith who leads residents of Jerusalem against the Crusaders.