YUCAIPA, Calif. -- A smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal party sparked a raging wildfire that's charred more than 7,000 acres in Southern California, officials said Sunday.

A 28-year-old soon-to-be-father was killed after the device he was building for a gender reveal party exploded in Liberty, New York, police say. File McClatchy A father-to-be was killed Sunday morning ...

One of 23 major wildfires burning in California was started by a pyrotechnic device used at a gender-reveal party, authorities said Sunday. The El Dorado Fire in Southern California was caused by a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LIBERTY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — An expectant ...

A family who triggered a device at a gender reveal party that allegedly started a wildfire over the weekend in California could be held financially liable for the fire fight. The El Dorado Fire was ...

The woman credited for popularizing gender reveal parties in 2008 is calling for the trend to stop after one led to a massive California wildfire last weekend. A “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device ...

While gender-reveal parties can be the highlight of a pregnancy, these increasingly embellished announcements can have consequences. From excessive pastel-colored confetti to pyrotechnic displays and ...