The El Dorado fire in California was caused by pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal party:
that the El Dorado Fire, currently burning over 7,000 acres near Oak Glen in San Bernardino County, was caused by a smoke generating pyrotechnic device used in a gender reveal party.the update via a press release posted to its official Instagram account, the incident first began at 10:23 a.m. on Sept. 5 in the El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa and soon spread north from the park.
The fire is currently 7 percent contained, with over 600 firefighters from the San Bernardino County Fire department and others providing structure defense for impacted communities as they battle the blaze.
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