Gender Reveal Party Incidents
Last updated: October 8, 2021 00:17:18 - Created: April 1, 2021 18:30:34 - Topic: Miscellaneous
List of incidents that have occurred during gender reveal parties and baby showers.
| Date | Location | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-23 | Arizona | The explosion from a rifle shooting target containing Tannerite started a wildfire that burned 47,000 acres. | edition.cnn.com |
| 2017-07-08 | Colerain Township, Ohio | A 22-year-old woman was killed and eight others wounded after two men opened fire at a gender reveal party. | cbsnews.com |
| 2019-09-07 | Turkey, Texas | A Crop duster attempting to drop 350 gallons of coloured water for a gender-reveal crashed. The pilot was uninjured and passenger received minor injuries. | cnn.com |
| 2019-10-26 | Knoxville, Iowa | A 56-year-old woman was killed after being hit by debris from a home-made explosive device. | lacrossetribune.com nytimes.com |
| 2020-10-05 | Oak Glen, California | The pyrotechnic device used as part of a gender-reveal started a wildfire in Oak Glen, California. The wildfire burned 22,744 acres, destroyed 10 structures, and killed 1 firefighter. | edition.cnn.com inciweb.nwcg.gov |
| 2021-02-07 | Gaines Township, Michigan | A 26-year-old man was killed after being struck by debris from a small cannon-like device that exploded during a baby shower. | lgbtqnation.com eu.detroitnews.com |
| 2021-02-21 | Liberty, New York | A father-to-be was killed and his younger brother injured after the accidental explosion of an in-development gender reveal device. | nbcnews.com eu.desmoinesregister.com |
| 2021-03-29 | Cancun, Mexico | Two people were killed when a plane carrying a trailing sign that read "It's a girl!" crashed into the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. | huffingtonpost.co.uk |
| 2021-04-23 | Kingston, New Hampshire | 80 pounds (36kg) of Tannerite explosive detonated as part of a gender-reveal at a quarry caused damage to nearby buildings. | theguardian.com huffingtonpost.co.uk |