Crime & Safety
VIDEO: ‘Large Explosion' From Gender Reveal Party Shakes Houses, Stirs Earthquake Fears
The earth-shaking boom was caused by an explosion of 80 pounds of Tannerite. Neighbors are not amused by the stunt as police investigate.
April 25, 2021
A “large explosion” shook parts of southern New Hampshire and northern Massachusetts around 7 p.m. Tuesday evening. Some on social media said they thought a tree had fallen or an earthquake struck. It turns out that the blast came from a gender reveal party.
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Kingston police responded to Torromeo Industries on Dorre Road to investigate. They figured out that the earth-shaking boom was caused by an explosion of about 80 pounds of Tannerite, which police said is an over-the-counter “explosive target” that is used for firearms practice.
The explosion was so big it was caught on a doorbell camera.
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