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Family Hosting Gender Reveal Party May Have To Pay Millions For Allegedly Starting CA Fire

Hank Berrien
Family Hosting Gender Reveal Party May Have To Pay Millions For Allegedly Starting CA Fire
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A family that held a gender-reveal party near Palm Springs, California, where they allegedly used a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device, may be held financially responsible for the massive damage and subsequent cost of putting the El Dorado Fire out. The device that was reportedly used is often utilized to release blue or pink smoke to indicate the gender of an expected baby.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued a press release stating:

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