A house with intricate Halloween decorations caused a fire call over the weekend in Bristol Borough.
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The Bristol Consolidated Fire Company was dispatched to a reported dwelling fire on Saturday evening.
The crews arrived to discover an unexpected cause behind the alarm: exceptionally realistic Halloween decorations.
Firefighters quickly confirmed that there was no real danger, according to a post from the volunteer fire company.
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The decorations, meant to spook and delight for the Halloween season, were so convincing that they prompted call to emergency services.
The residents, who were hosting a Halloween party at the time, were not in any distress. Instead, they joined the fire crew for photographs which the firefighters.
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With the situation resolved and no harm done, the firefighters returned to service, ready to respond to the next call, the fire company said.
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