Fatal fire at Six Flags Great Adventure remembered 30 years later

Posted | Contributed by Jeff

Thirty years ago, a day of fun turned into a day of terror and tragedy when a fire took the lives of eight teenagers trapped inside the Haunted Castle attraction at Six Flags Great Adventure on May 11, 1984.

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Wow...thirty years. I was in that castle the week before, even though walk-thru haunted houses scared the living hell out of me back then..I was about to hit my 20's, but age didn't matter. Then this happened, and I was even more frightened of them.

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The amusement park rises bold and stark..kids are huddled on the beach in a mist

http://support.gktw.org/site/TR/CoastingForKids/General?px=1248054&...fr_id=1372

Saw this article earlier today on FB. While certainly tragic, this incident led to increased fire safety measures throughout the US, which have saved counltess lives since.

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