Woman Finds Bomb Shelter Hidden Under Manhole Cover

A woman was shocked to find a bomb shelter hidden under a manhole cover under her bedroom floor.

Jennifer Little, from California, found the bomb shelter, which she believes to be from the Cold War or WWII era, under the carpet.

She posted the videos on TikTok, showing her moving the furniture above it.

She said she was 'totally freaked out by the huge spiders'.

In the videos, it shows a man shining a torch around the dark, underground room. It's covered in dust, with hooks sticking out of the wall, and spider webs dangling from the low ceiling.

The man can be heard describing what he can see, saying there are bunkbeds and a cabinet. He adds: "This is a legit bomb shelter."

Another video shows the bomb shelter's food store, with Jennifer adding in another video: "This is the dry storage room for the bomb shelter.

TikTok/Jennifer Little

"I'm not sure why they built it this way, you'd have to leave the shelter to go into the dry storage room."

She initially thought the shelter was built during WWII, but when she found out it wasn't built until 1951, she realised that it was more likely built during the Cold War. The era of political tension stretched from 1947 to 1991, with the shelter most likely built in case of nuclear fallout.

She said: "This house has a bomb shelter, pretty normal for back then.

"People were so afraid of a nuclear bomb happening on the California coast, especially central California because it's so exposed.

"The shelter has beds and ventilation as well."

TikTok/@kitty_girl_california

Her original video completely floored TikTok users, garnering more than seven million views.

Viewers couldn't get enough of the spooky find.

One person wrote: "It is not that normal, most people could not afford to get a bomb shelter."

While another eagle eyed viewer said: "Is nobody going to talk about that movement at the start of the video?"

Someone else was simply worried about what might be down there. They replied: "Wait, why did I think he was going to go down there and water was going to come on to the floor or something?"

Some were more concerned about the size of the hole. One added: "So only the slim people that can fit down there would survive then? Great!"

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Amelia Ward

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