Firefighters were called to a burning house and it was a very realistic Halloween decoration

A US couple turned their home into a flaming Halloween decoration so realistic that people have been reporting it was a real fire.

Amanda Peden and Sam Lee are passionate about Halloween decorations. In 2021 they featured a wrecked plane with skeletal passengers, one of whom was hanging from a tree, secured with a parachute, in their front yard.

A year later, they staged a car crash with an overturned van with a skeleton trapped inside, but 2023 was their most successful year. It was then that they showed their home decoration for the first time. burning, informa Odditycentral.

It is an ingenious combination of smoke machines, trick lighting and camera workbut the effect is so realistic that, even two years later, people still call the local fire department to report a fire when they drive past the couple’s home for the first time.

“When Amanda first posted this two years ago, we were getting a steady stream of calls,” said Russell Alexander, Fountain Inn Fire Chief. “This year, we are not there yet, but until October 6, «We had already received four calls.»

Firefighters in permanent contact

Alexander confirmed that his department is in constant contact with Amanda and Sam to prevent an actual fire. Whenever the fire department receives a call about a house fire, firefighters come to make sure the family is safe, even sending emergency personnel if the caller is really worried, he says. Odditycentral.

It’s an ingenious combination of smoke machines, trick lighting and camera work (Video Capture).

The fire department said that in their opinion, the decoration doesn’t look like a real fire, because the smoke rises too slowly and it’s not the right color, but to the untrained eye, it looks like a nightmare, just as Amanda and Sam intended.

Amanda Peden and Sam Lee are passionate about Halloween decorations (Twitter).

«My house is on fire (it’s not a real fire). I’m going to turn on the lights every night from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. until October 31,» Amanda announced in Facebook y Tiktok on October 4th. “Please don’t call the fire department!” he says. Odditycentral.

The South Carolina couple has become a local celebrity for their strikingly realistic Halloween decor, but while some profess to be amazed by its complexity and praise the owners for their ingenuity, others say they should be illegal because it creates panic in the community.

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