In yet another example of a gender reveal gone wrong, a Kingston, New Hampshire, celebration caused a “large explosion” using 80 pounds of tannerite, according to local police.
Law enforcement responded to reports of an explosion on Tuesday and confirmed in a press release that it was due to “an over-the-counter, explosive target used for firearms practice [and] sold in kit form” that was set off at a quarry.
The people who were involved told law enforcement they felt like it was the safest place to set it off, according to local reports.
Someone in New Hampshire detonated 80 POUNDS of explosives as part of a gender-reveal party. It has left cracks in the foundations of nearby homes.
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No injuries were reported, but residents in the area said the explosion shook their homes.
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“It was earthshaking,” one resident told Boston’s NBC 10.
“We heard this god-awful blast,” Sara Taglieri, whose home is adjacent to the quarry, said. “It knocked pictures off our walls.”
“It cracked foundations of our neighbors’ [homes],” her husband, Matt, told the outlet. “I don’t know how that’s right.”
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The Kingston Police Department said it is investigating the gender reveal stunt, which authorities said will assist them in making “a determination on what charges will be forthcoming,” according to People.
Tannerite is a legal explosive, but Kingston Police Chief Donald Briggs said, “Obviously, depending on the amount [of explosives] they were using, it could be extremely dangerous,” according to the Union Leader.
