Must see: Halloween decorations so realistic they can fool firefighters

Emergency dispatched to a private property engulfed in flames, firefighters from Glens Falls, New York, gave the residents their hats, which were very fancy Halloween decorations. are realistic.

“This evening, crews were dispatched to a report of a confirmed structure fire on Stanford Street. To our surprise, it was actually a great Halloween decoration,” the Glens Falls Fire Organization posted on Facebook in early October.

A video accompanying the publication shows the two-story home engulfed in flames, while three windows visible on the exterior facade show an impressive blaze that appears to have engulfed the entire residence.

But according to US television station WRGB, the clever trick, carried out using a simple rig of lights, fans, a fog machine and silver foil, was so realistic that she was able to fool passersby.

The latter would have immediately grabbed their cell phone to call the firefighters, who would have deployed sirens and rushed to the scene before they realized the nature of the fire.

“This [œuvre] It will appear on Friday and Saturday evenings for public entertainment till the end of this month,” said the fire brigade, ready to take other calls.