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A couple whose 2020 gender reveal party allegedly sparked a deadly wildfire in California has been charged in the death of a firefighter | CNN
A Southern California couple whose gender reveal party allegedly sparked the deadly El Dorado wildfire in 2020 has been charged with 30 crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday.

"A Southern California couple whose gender reveal party allegedly sparked the deadly El Dorado wildfire in 2020 has been charged with 30 crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, authorities announced Tuesday. A smoke bomb set off by the couple in Yucaipa, California, on September 5 as part of a gender reveal sparked a fire that went on to burn more than 22,000 acres across two counties, One firefighter was killed while battling the flames and two others were injured, according to San Bernardino County District Attorney Jason Anderson.
The charges were filed after a grand jury heard 34 witness interviews over four days, he said. Ultimately 434 exhibits were presented to the grand jury, leading to the indictment that was unsealed Tuesday, which includes one felony count of involuntary manslaughter, three felony counts of recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, four felony counts of recklessly causing a fire to inhabited structures and 22 misdemeanor counts of recklessly causing fire to property of another, Anderson said."
30 different criminal charges?? Really? This is obvious prosecutorial overreach... No one involved with this gender reveal party had any intentions on causing a fire, or harm to any property let alone causing someone's death. The only reason they are probably making such a big deal about it is because a firefighter lost his life -- fortunately these people were released on O/R; so at least they won't be sitting in a jail cell while they fight their case....also, I distinctly remember that it was ANTIFA who in fact started those fires; so it is interesting that prosecutors are giving them a pass and attacking these people instead...