A family in California has had 911 called on their house more than once, thinking there was a real emergency going on.

The Long's house in Riverside has a "Pirates of the Caribbean" theme, but from the street, it appears to be smoke, fire, and explosions.


Cannon fire is simulated, and the house is supposed to be the ship.

"We've been adding things every year," Carmen Long told ABC 7. "It started with just skeletons, then we added a cannon in the back and the ship, the pretend fire on the side."

Now that word's getting out that the house looks like it's actually burning, as many as 400 people are coming out to admire the decor.

Read more at ABC 7

Enter your number to get our free mobile app

More From 94.1 KRNA