Chinanews.com, September 8th. According to a report by the American Chinese website, the California Fire Department recently stated that a fireworks from a baby gender announcement party triggered a wildfire in Southern California, burning 8,600 acres of land and forcing more than 3,000 residents to evacuate. home.
According to reports, the fire was called the El Dorado fire, and it began to erupt in the area east of San Bernardino on the morning of the 5th.
As of the 7th, the fire has spread over 8,600 acres, but only 7% has been controlled. More than 600 firefighters and 6 helicopters have been sent to the scene to participate in the fire fighting.
The California Fire Department said on social media, “California Fire Enforcement Department has determined that the burning Eldorado fire was caused by a pyrotechnic device and was used at a baby gender reveal party.”
Data map: On August 24, local time, at Sequoia State Park, Great Basin, California, a wildfire burned in a hole in a sequoia tree.
"Those who caused the fire due to negligence or illegal activities will bear financial and criminal responsibility." The fire department warned.
According to reports, gender reveal parties are held during pregnancy to reveal the sex of the expectant baby, sometimes announced by pink or blue smoke fireworks.
Recently, due to record-breaking high temperatures and dry weather, California has encountered a particularly busy fire season.
So far in 2020, California's burned area has exceeded 2.09 million acres, breaking a historical record.
This is equivalent to the area of approximately 10 New York City.
Affected by the three fires that are still spreading in Creek, Eldorado and the Valley Fire, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency across the state.