Firefighters from Glens Falls, New York, who were dispatched to an emergency response to a private property engulfed in flames, tipped their hats to residents when they realized they were just very outlandish Halloween decorations. realistic.
“This evening crews were dispatched to the area of Stanford Street for a report of a confirmed structure fire. To our surprise, it was actually a great Halloween decoration,” the Glens Falls Fire Department posted on Facebook in early October.
A video accompanying the release shows a two-story home appearing to be engulfed in flames, while the three windows visible on the exterior show an impressive fire that appears to be engulfing the entire residence.
But the clever deception, carried out using a simple setup of lights, fans, a smoke machine and silver foil, was so realistic that it would have succeeded in fooling passers-by, according to US television station WRGB.
The latter would have immediately grabbed his cell phone to call the firefighters, who would have gone to the scene with sirens before realizing the nature of the fire.
“The [œuvre] “It will be visible on Friday and Saturday evenings until the end of the month for the entertainment of the public,” said the fire department, clearly prepared for further operations.