Phoenix Tanning Company is a local tanning salon in McKinley, Pennsylvania. Ashley Freund and Ashlyn Halperin died there in two malfunctioning beds on Thursday, May 26, 2005.
Employees
- Yuri－Receptionist
Casualties
Disaster
When Ashley and Ashlyn enter the tanning bed room, Ashley leaves her iced beverage on a table, unaware that the VAC machine controlling the tanning beds is right underneath it. Ashlyn decides to turn up the heater, stating that a few degrees won't hurt. Ashley then decides to look through the CD's on a wooden shelf above one of the tanning beds. While doing so, she accidentally pulls the shelf loose.
Ashley and Ashlyn proceed to undress and lie in their tanning beds. They dance to the song “Love Rollercoaster” as it plays. Over at the desk where Ashley left her drink, it started to condensate and form a small puddle. As the temperature in the room rises, the iced beverage cup starts to condense and begins to drip onto the VAC machine under it, causing it to malfunction, making the beds warmer. After a few minutes, the girls started to sweat, but only Ashlyn noticed. The air was turned on and knocked over a coat rack. Ashley took off her earbuds. Ashlyn opened up her tanning bed and went to get up as the coat rack hit the shelf, which fit into the opening in the handle for Ashley's bed and the handle for Ashlyn's bed. Ashley banged her head against the lid of the tanning bed, which was sudden and unexpectedly not opening. The other side of the shelf fit in the now closed lid of Ashlyn's bed, and things started to get toasty.
Glasses broken in tanning bed.
Ashley started sweating and breathing hard, and her hair was sticking to her head. She was worried that someone was going to have to come in their and help them out. Ashley tried opening her bed again, and burned her hand against the top of the bed. The lights got very bright. Suddenly, Ashley started screaming as she was burning up. She winced panically, struggling to get out of her bed. Ashley tried getting out through the top, but a fan meant to keep the occupant of the bed cool blocked the way. Panicking and burning up, Ashley continued screaming in alarm to get someone's attention. A look of terror on Ashley's face as the glass above her cracks and shatters, which sent thousands of tiny pieces of glass upon her, slicing into her skin. The bottom glass cracked and burst, sending Ashley to the bottom panels, setting her on fire.
Glass breaks in Ashley's face.
Glass explodes with fire in Ashlyn's face.
The girls continue to pound on the tanning beds and scream for help, but to no avail. As the temperature continues to rise higher, Ashlyn's skin peels and tears, and her goggles melt and fuse to her eyeballs, causing her intense pain. Her tanning bed begins to rumble until the bulbs burst and ignite, shattering the glass and setting Ashlyn on fire, burning her alive. Ashlyn's hand sticks out. She is burnt to a crisp.
Burning in tanning bed.
While Ashley screams in sheer agony, and shaking violently, the flames melt the flesh everywhere from her body. She looked through the slot but the flames engulfed her. The fire set the entire tanning bed ablaze, with Ashley's blood-curdling scream echoing, as she burnt to a crisp.
Clues
- A phoenix is a mythical bird that obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. The characters who go to the salon die by being burned alive.