A gender reveal party gone wrong ignited a wildfire in Canada, as an exploding target set the surrounding field alight, as reported by CP24. On May 31, a gender reveal party was taking place in ...

Target shooting and restricted ‘exploding targets’ have caused five fires in Oregon since May, state officials said, adding that some people should brush up on ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The state’s Bureau of Land Management is prohibiting the use of exploding targets beginning Wednesday, March 10. The restriction is part of a fire prevention order th… ...

As of Tuesday, the use of fireworks, exploding targets or metallic targets, steel component ammunition (core or jacket), tracer or incendiary devices, and sky lanterns are prohibited.

Exploding targets have been associated with dozens of wildfires, including one sparked during a gender-reveal party that burned 47,000 acres and caused more than $8 million in damage.

An explosion that rumbled Middletown, Delaware was caused by a group of people shooting a binary exploding rife target in a field, according to the Delaware State Fire Marshal.