Haunted house shut down for code problems
Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide The wesbite advertising the haunted house at Vaseo Apartments . (Photo: vaseohauntedhouse.com) PHOENIX — The only boos heard at the fifth annual Vaseo Haunted House last week were from disappointed residents as the Phoenix Fire Department shut down the haunted house before it even had the chance to open. Because the complex built walls for the haunted house, it was required to have a fire-alarm system and sprinklers, in addition to flame-retardant props, emergency lighting and proper exiting, said Brian Scholl, a Phoenix fire inspector . Unfortunately, the haunted house, which was set to run the two weekends before Halloween at the apartment complex near Greenway Parkway and Seventh Street, didn't have the necessary safeguards to ensure the safety of its guests, he said. The complex announced the closure on its Facebook page on Oct. 16. Emma Lowenstein, public relations director for the Vaseo Apartment Homes , said the decisio...