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CHANCE OF RAIN, SPOTTY SHOWERS.
SUNDAY, SEVERE WEATHER POSSIBLE
AND WE'LL TIME OUT THE RAIN IN A
FEW MINUTES.
HALLOWEEN A FEW WEEKS AWAY
AND HAUNTED HOUSES ARE IN FULL
HAUNT BUT BEFORE OPENING, EVERY
ONE OF THEM HAS TO PASS A SAFETY
INSPECTION.
NEWS 8'S ADRIENNE BROADDUS IS
LIVE AT NECROPOLIS WITH WHAT IT
TAKES.
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE, BUT
THE FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE
STARTS WITH THIS GUY, A MONSTER
WHO'S A DRACULA, AND A VAMPIRE
FLOATING AROUND IN THE PARKING
LOT SQUARING PEOPLE.
IT TAKES $27 TO GET INSIDE.
BUT BEFORE THEY'RE ABLE TO WALK
THROUGH THE DOORS, THE FIRE
MARSHAL HAD TO GIVE THE GREEN
LIGHT.
[ GROWLING AND ROARING AND
SCREAMING ]
WITH EACH STEP, WE'RE TRYING
TO SCARE EVERYONE.
A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T MAKE IT
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THAT'S NOT OUR GOAL.
WE WANT YOU TO ENJOY THE
PRODUCT.
STEVE WANTS TO FRIGHTEN THOSE
BRAVE ENOUGH TO ENTER BUT SAFETY
IS FIRST PRIORITY.
WE FLAME RETARD EVERYTHING.
THAT'S A CHEMICAL INSIDE THIS
DRUM TO PREVENT FIRE FROM
SPREADING.
BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.
WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW
THE PERSON REACTS WHEN THEY'RE
SCARED, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO
LAND.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY
EXIT EVERY 50 FEET.
EXIT SIGNS ARE WELL MARKED IN
DOORWAYS AND HIGH AREAS BUT
WHERE THE PATRONS ARE GOING
THROUGH.
IT'S DARK IN THOSE AREAS AND
THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW
THE EXIT SIGNS.
THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL SAYS
NOT EVERYONE IS AS THOROUGH AS
THE FOLKS AT NECROPOLIS.
WE'VE HAD VIOLATIONS.
WE'VE INSPECTED HAUNTED HOUSES
PRIOR TO OPENING AND FOUND
VIOLATIONS.
REALLY, THE OPERATORS ARE VERY
WILLING TO WORK WITH US BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO BE OPEN AND WE WANT
THEM TO BE OPEN.
THE TEAM AT NECROPOLIS IS
OPEN, BUT IF THERE IS AN ENERGY,
THEY'RE READY.
LIKE THE SEAT BELT IN YOUR
CAR, WE HOPE YOU NEVER NEED IT
BUT IT'S THERE IF YOU DO NEED
IT.
SPEAKING OF SEAT BELTS, IF
YOU PLAN TO CHECK OUT THIS
HAUNTED HOUSE, MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE YOUR SEAT BELT ON BECAUSE
IT'S ARE VERY INTERESTING RIDE.
PHOTOGRAPHER KEVIN AND I WENT
THROUGH EARLIER IN THE DAY WHEN
THE CREATURES WERE STILL
SLEEPING AND IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH
TO SCARE US.
NEVERTHELESS, IF YOU'RE UNSURE
WHETHER A HAUNTED HOUSE HAS ITS
PERMIT, YOU CAN ASK TO SEE IT.
IF YOU WANT TO CALL BEFORE
SHOWING UP, SIMPLY CALL THE
STATE FIRE MARSHAL,
317-232-2222.
REPORTING LIVE ON THE CITY'S