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Former Ohio state hospital won't be haunted house
MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) - A crumbling former state mental institution in northeast Ohio won't be used as a haunted house as planned this Halloween because it's not safe for the public. A company had petitioned city leaders in Massillon for use of McKinley Hall's auditorium for a commercial haunted house this fall. But The (Massillon) Independent reports that the city has ruled that the imposing structure is not safe. City Safety-Service Director Al Hennon says the effort fell through mainly be...
Monday, September 29th 2014, 7:24 PM EDT
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MASSILLON, Ohio (AP) - A crumbling former state mental institution in northeast Ohio won't be used as a haunted house as planned this Halloween because it's not safe for the public.
A company had petitioned city leaders in Massillon for use of McKinley Hall's auditorium for a commercial haunted house this fall. But The (Massillon) Independent reports that the city has ruled that the imposing structure is not safe.
City Safety-Service Director Al Hennon says the effort fell through mainly because the production company didn't follow through with a schedule to fix up the hospital's auditorium.
McKinley Hall, which opened in 1898, was the one of the first state hospitals in the United States. Many believe the now-empty building to be haunted.
Information from: The Independent, http://www.indeonline.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
A company had petitioned city leaders in Massillon for use of McKinley Hall's auditorium for a commercial haunted house this fall. But The (Massillon) Independent reports that the city has ruled that the imposing structure is not safe.
City Safety-Service Director Al Hennon says the effort fell through mainly because the production company didn't follow through with a schedule to fix up the hospital's auditorium.
McKinley Hall, which opened in 1898, was the one of the first state hospitals in the United States. Many believe the now-empty building to be haunted.
Information from: The Independent, http://www.indeonline.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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