Iowa woman killed by explosion at gender reveal party

[RandySF]

An Iowa woman was killed by debris from an explosion at a gender reveal party on Saturday, police said.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call at around 4 p.m. on Saturday reporting that a woman, 56, had been seriously injured in an explosion in rural Knoxville, Iowa, according to a press release from the sheriff's office. The woman, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead on the scene.

An investigation concluded that a gender reveal announcement created an explosion, from which a flying piece of debris struck the woman.

No further information has been released at this time. The Marion County Sheriff's Office could not immediately be reached for comment.



https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/iowa-woman-killed-explosion-gender-reveal-party-n1072576?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

[Demovictory9]

1. one of those tubes that produces blue or pink smoke?

[Rorey]

2. Tragic

I got caught up last night watching compilations of gender reveal parties on youtube. It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

It'll be interesting to see what this was all about. My son loves golf, so he and his wife did the golf ball thing at their gender reveal party, and all went well. The balloon thing is cute, and I don't see where much could go wrong with the cake thing. Explosions? Well, there's a lot of potential for injury whenever someone feels compelled to blow something up.

Still, what a sad thing for this family.

[hlthe2b]

3. Honestly? How did this get to be a "thing" where explosives of ANY kind are used. WTF?

How stupid are we? Open a damned envelope in front of friends/family if you want, but pink and blue smoke via explosives?

Sorry, but I just have contempt for this level of superficiality and stupidity. Not addressed to you, but the entire phenomenon. Good gawd.

[3Hotdogs]

5. Correct the sentence to, "How did this get to be a thing?"

I don't give a flying shit about what sex anyone's kid is.

Millennial self-absorption.

[Rorey]

6. In general

I'm not even much of a fan of gender reveal parties, but I guess it's a thing now.

[3Hotdogs]

4. Fun and games, 'till someone gets hurt.

Then its hilarious.

[Rorey]

7. America's Funniest Videos

I've caught that show a few times while waiting for something else to come on television. The audience roars while watching a video where someone has obviously been injured. I don't get it.