When he lifted the cover, he discovered various objects. Still, he was unable to make sense of them. They looked like blades, except they were descending further into the ground. Were those stairs? In order to get a better look, he needed to get more dirt out of the way so he could crawl inside.
These weren’t regular stairs but a rather old-fashioned spiral staircase. Just like the ones you see in horror movies. What was at the bottom of the stairs, and why did the objects look like blades? This whole scenario was getting creepier every second.
Detecting Metal
To discover what was hiding underneath the ground, Irwin brought a metal detector expert on board to do the job. When the detector started beeping incessantly at a random spot on the lawn, the expert marked them immediately. He believed this is where the mysterious underground surprise could be found.
The metal detector expert was suddenly filled with intrigue. He knew the machine wouldn’t have started beeping like that if this were regarding a simple pair of barbecue tongs. There was more to this finding than he could ever imagine.
Open Sesame
Irwin was curious and had his theories about what he would find. Maybe some antique coins? Or some secret items dating back to WWI? Anything was possible. He started to dig. He found a metal object, completely covered in dirt, so he still couldn't be sure what it was. He’d heard the stories about the insane discoveries people made by unearthing thousand-year-old artifacts in their backyards. Was he about to become part of one of those stories?
What he discovered as he kept on digging, was a metal lid. He still wasn’t quite sure what the lid was a cover to. Apparently, the lid was extremely heavy to lift, but he was eager to know what was underneath it. At this point, he was ready for anything to happen. Was this the entrance to an underground tunnel? Was it a storage unit filled with boxes from hundreds of years ago? Whatever it was, it had been down there, untouched, for a very long time.
Paranoid Ruins Perhaps
According to the map of the house, he figured this was most likely a bomb shelter. Was this simply a 1960s fallout shelter that someone had built in the panic of the Cold War? Maybe the work of a paranoid neighbor who was fearing some apocalypse? Anything was possible.
The most curious thing, however, was the fact that the house plan wasn’t very exact in showing this tunnel and staircase. Irwin wondered if this was something that could have been there even before the house was built. If so, why hadn’t the previous owners do something about it? Whatever this was, it hadn't been touched in years, and Irwin felt he must bring this mystery to an end.
Professional Touch
So far, it seemed like a bomb shelter with some sort of electric fan. Whoever built this was no amateur but someone who knew exactly what they were doing. And what’s weirder, they apparently planned to be down there for a long time.
When Irwin saw the professional air fan, he knew there was no way this was built on a whim. No one takes time and invests in such a way unless they were worried and knew that the air fan would come into use. This was no kid's hide-and-seek spot.