Crime & Safety

The Day A Trip To Great Adventure Turned Deadly, Report Says

Today is the 30th anniversary of the Haunted Castle fire at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson

For more than four decades, people have gone to Six Flags Great Adventure for a day of fun, riding roller coasters, playing boardwalk-style games and taking part in other amusements.

Thirty years ago, a day of fun turned into a day of terror and tragedy. Today marks the 30th anniversary of the fire that took the lives of eight teenagers trapped inside the Haunted Castle attraction on May 11, 1984, according to an article in the Asbury Park Press.

To read the entire story, click here: http://www.app.com/article/20140511/NJNEWS/305110024/Great-Adventure-haunted-castle-fire-remembered-...  

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