The Ministry of Environment has issued an order to prevent the operation of the “house of terror” located at Paseo de los Locutores, near Winston Churchill Avenue, from opening. David La Hoz of the Ministry sided with neighbors, who have complained about the high level of noise emanating from the new spot that has yet to be opened to the public. Environment officials confiscated audio equipment from the haunted house citing sound pollution, a matter that falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Environment. The house sits next door to the home of late President Juan Bosch, whose current residents along with 40 other neighbors signed a petition to stop the attraction from operating.
The Comision de Espectaculos Publicos y Radiofonia, however, has issued an authorization to revoke any decision to the contrary, according to the public relations spokesperson for the new entertainment center. That same day, the press had been invited to tour the establishment and did so, but without the sound effects.