history-making heatwave in California, a massive wildfire was sparked after a pyrotechnic device was set off at a gender reveal party.The currently-burning El Dorado fire began when revelers set off the "smoke-generating" device at a park in Yucaipa, located between Los Angeles and Palm Springs in southern California's San Bernardino County.
The family that set off the device alerted authorities, stayed at the scene, and said the fire, which quickly spread north thanks to dry weather and 100+ degree temperatures, was unintentional, reports Deadline.