On July 21, 2026, at approximately 2:13 PM, multiple calls began to pour into the Rensselaer County Emergency Communication Center for a reported structure fire at 100 Farrell Road Capital combat Zone. Multiple callers reported heavy smoke from the area and that the haunted houses were on fire. Capital combat zone is known as the field of horrors in October and is host to one of the largest haunted houses in the area. The Speigletown Fire Department, with mutual aid from Pleasantdale Fire Department, Brunswick No. 1 Fire Company, Center Brunswick Volunteer Fire Company, Mountain View Fire Company for the rapid intervention crew, and Brunswick Emergency medical services was dispatched to the call. The first Chief from the Speigletown Fire Department to call in route to the scene had a heavy column of smoke visible in the clear afternoon sky and immediately transmitted the second alarm bringing the Melrose Fire Department, Hoosic Valley Fire Department, and Eagle Mills Fire Department to the scene. As the first arriving Chief arrived on scene and had multiple large structures heavily involved command immediately requested an additional alarm to be transmitted for a tanker box bringing Johnsonville Fire Department, Pittstown Fire Department, Raymertown Fire Department and Schaghticoke Fire Department to the scene to establish a water supply and a full tanker operation.

The first arriving piece of apparatus on scene immediately deployed multiple hand lines including a two and half inch hand line. With limited amounts of water on the first arriving piece of apparatus, firefighters quickly blew through their water supply on board, but firefighters had multiple apparatus in route to the scene and command requested Pleasantdale Fire Department to establish a fill site at the Dollar General on Oakwood Avenue. With multiple buildings on fire firefighters conducted an aggressive exterior attack preventing the fire from jumping to any of the other nearby buildings and began to work on stopping it from spreading to the remaining portions of the haunted houses.

Firefighters had some obstacles when deploying their hand lines on scene of the fence system designed for individuals attending the haunted house during the regular season. Firefighters in the rear of the structure utilized multiple hand lines and began to knock down a large portion of the heavy fire in the rear of the building. As firefighters were doing so the structure collapsed and the metal roof covered a large portion of the burning debris. Firefighters had to pull apart the metal roof area that had collapsed onto the pile to gain access to the burning material. All individuals on site were accounted for, and no one was inside of the structure. Firefighters continued to knock down all of the remaining hotspots and cool down the remaining portion of the standing haunted houses.

As firefighters continue to work on scene one portion of the haunted house that had been severely compromised was pulled down in order to make it safe for firefighters operating on scene. Firefighters continued to tanker in water to the scene for an extended period of time. Command requested the Town of Brunswick to the scene with a structural engineer and an excavator to pull apart the pile of burning debris. Firefighters set up rehab for crews working on scene in one of the paintball tents. As firefighters continued to work on scene the excavator arrived and began to assist in pulling apart the remaining portions of the building.

Firefighters remained on scene for a large portion of the afternoon into the early evening hours before going back into service. No injuries from the fire were reported. It was later determined that it was an electrical problem that led to the fire. Field of Horrors and Capital Combat Zone is home to the largest paintball fields and haunted house in Rensselaer County and pulls in large crowds of people all year round and in a post on Facebook they stated " This fire may have damaged our attraction, but it hasn’t taken away the passion behind it. The road ahead won’t be easy, but we’re already looking toward the future. We’ll rebuild, overcome these challenges, and do everything we can to be ready to welcome you back for haunt season. Field of Horrors has always been about creating unforgettable memories. Thanks to this incredible community, we’re confident the next chapter will be our strongest yet."