Explosive Gender Reveal At Quarry Rocks Southern NH: Report - Hampton-North Hampton, NH - Residents as far as 20 miles from the blast site reported feeling a "deep rumble," area news sources report.
Gender reveal source of explosion at New Hampshire quarry; Blast rattles towns all the way down to Massachusetts, police say MassLive.com 2 hrs ago Jackson Cote, masslive.com
A family is accused of using explosives at a New England quarry to announce the sex of their baby, rocking several towns from New Hampshire all the way down to Massachusetts in the process, according to news outlets.
Neighborhoods in multiple communities in southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts were rattled by the mysterious explosion Tuesday night, NBC Boston reported.
According to the news outlet, police in the town of Kingston in the Granite State confirmed the explosions were caused by the family revealing the gender of their baby.
‘Earth-Shaking’ Gender Reveal Explosion Rocks Several New Hampshire Towns
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As expecting parents race to outdo each other in their dramatic and often explosive ways of revealing the gender of their forthcoming child, injuries and even deaths are mounting. Four people have died in the last year at gender reveal parties.
Residents of the town of Kingston, New Hampshire, got a rude shock on Tuesday evening after an explosion rocked their community. Some thought it was an earthquake, according to NBC Boston, as the rumble was felt at least 20 miles away in northern Massachusetts. However, after meteorologists confirmed there had been no noticeable seismic activity, people began searching for other possibilities.
Explosion in Kingston, N.H., linked to gender-reveal party, police say
By Nick Stoico Globe Correspondent,Updated April 22, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Police in Kingston, N.H., say a mysterious explosion that shook and rattled nearby homes Tuesday night was linked to a gender-reveal party.
The party was held in a quarry where officers discovered the source of the explosion was 80 pounds of Tannerite, an over-the-counter explosive target used for firearms practice and sold as a kit, police said in a statement.
When a detective met with the group holding the party, they cooperated and explained what they were doing, police said.
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