Six Flags Haunted House Catches Fire

Back on the 9th I missed the news about the Haunted Castle attraction at Six Flags Massachusetts catching fire... Reminiscent of the horrific fire which took eight teenagers' lives back in May of 1984 at Six Flags New Jersey..

How far we've come in that time in terms of fire prevention and protection of life.. Sad still that there is no memorial of any sort honoring those victims...

CBS Springfield- The scares become a little too real at the Six Flags haunted house, as fire breaks out.

Crews were called out to the park around 8:00 Saturday night.

There were people inside the haunted house at the time, but fire officials tell CBS 3 nobody was hurt.

Alan Sirois, Agawam Deputy Fire Chief, says: "The fire consisted primarily of simulated cobwebs that were hung outside the structure. Fire was extinguished quickly. Extension was checked for and there was some very minor involvement in the exterior of the structure and the roof."

The Fright Fest section of the park was evacuated, and guests leaving tell CBS 3 they were reimbursed for their tickets.

Six Flags officials say the park remains fully operational.

Fire crews are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire Saturday night, but say they do not believe it to be suspicious.

No word on if and when the Haunted House may reopen.

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Here's a very detailed account of the events that claimed the lives of those eight people on that tragic day: Doorway to Hell by Peter J. Smith