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Explosion at gender reveal party rocks several New Hampshire towns
Police say the source of an explosion that rocked several towns and could be felt as far away as Massachusetts was a gender reveal party.
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KINGSTON, N.H. One New Hampshire family’s gender reveal party was such a blast that it rattled towns, set off reports of an earthquake, and could be heard from across the state line, police said.
Police in Kingston, a town not far from the Massachusetts border, received reports of a loud explosion Tuesday evening. They responded to Torromeo quarry where they found people who acknowledged holding a gender reveal party with explosives.
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The family thought the quarry would be the safest spot to blow up the explosives for the gender-reveal party. Photo / 123RF
The family thought the quarry would be the safest spot to blow up the explosives for the gender-reveal party. Photo / 123RF
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One New Hampshire family s gender reveal party was such a blast that it rattled towns, set off reports of an earthquake, and could be heard from across the state line, police said.
Police in Kingston, a town not far from the Massachusetts border, received reports of a loud explosion on Tuesday evening (local time). They responded to Torromeo quarry where they found people who acknowledged holding a gender-reveal party with explosives.
Explosion at NH gender reveal party felt all the way in Mass.
Modified: 4/22/2021 10:10:11 PM
KINGSTON, N.H. One New Hampshire family’s gender reveal party was definitely a blast.
Kingston police said they received reports of a loud explosion Tuesday that could be heard in several towns and as far away as Massachusetts. They responded to Torromeo quarry where they found people who acknowledged holding a gender reveal party involving explosives and thought this would be the safest spot to hold it.
NBC 10 Boston reported that residents in several neighboring towns could hear the explosion and some though it was an earthquake. Many called 911. Others said the explosion was so strong it rocked their homes.
One New Hampshire family’s gender reveal party was such a blast that it rattled towns, set off reports of an earthquake, and could be heard from across the state line, police said.
Police in Kingston, a town not far from the Massachusetts border, received reports of a loud explosion Tuesday evening. They responded to Torromeo quarry where they found people who acknowledged holding a gender reveal party with explosives.
The source was Tannerite 80 pounds of it, police said. The family thought the quarry would be the safest spot to blow up the explosive, which is typically sold over the counter as a target for firearms practice, police said.
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