Haunted house a little scarier than imagined

Photos on this page by Mark E. Brady, Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department

Audio from Six Flags America fire from DC Fire Feeds

There are a lot of things that are supposed to get your heart racing and illicit screams at the “Frightorium Haunted House” at Six Flags America in Largo, MD. Fire, though, isn’t supposed to be one of them.

Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM firefighters arrived at the amusement park to find heavy fire conditions in the rear of the one-story wooden building. According to Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department Chief Spokesman Mark Brady, the fire had broken through the roof and was moving toward the center of the structure when firefighters stopped its spread.

Six Flags of America’s staff had moved people out of the area and had to close the park because of the arriving fire equipment. The building was vacant. It is normally open in the month of October as a walk-through haunted house.

Brady believes the building to be a total loss, but was not able to provide a damage estimate. The cause of the fire has not been released.