Brit fan flies to NYC to propose at ‘Ghostbusters’ firehouse

Brit fan flies to NYC to propose at 'Ghostbusters' firehouse | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this July 12, 2016, file photo, a man walks past the firehouse that was featured in the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters," in New York. The New York Daily News reports a Ghostbusters fan from Britain flew with his girlfriend to New York on Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, to propose at the firehouse. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NEW YORK – A British man flew his girlfriend all the way across the pond to New York City so he could propose to her at the firehouse used in the “Ghostbusters” franchise.

Wearing a hard hat and safety vest, Giles Baugh dropped to one knee at Ladder 8 in Tribeca and asked Melissa Ward to marry him.

Ward, who says she’s learned to embrace Baugh’s “Ghostbusters” fandom, happily agreed.

The New York Daily News reports (http://nydn.us/2hlNHPK ) the proposal took several months of planning.

A city employee convinced the FDNY to go along with Baugh’s stunt so long as the proper safety precautions were taken. The 1903 firehouse is currently undergoing a $6.5 million renovation.

Baugh says he can recite his favourite scenes from the 1984 movie verbatim.

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Information from: Daily News, http://www.nydailynews.com

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