A smoke generating pyrotechnic device used at a gender-reveal party ignited one of the 23 major fires burning in California, fire officials announced on Sunday evening. The El Dorado Fire, currently ...

YUCAIPA, Calif. -- A smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal party sparked a raging wildfire that's charred more than 7,000 acres in Southern California, officials said Sunday.

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Sept. 28, 2012) -- Although the term "pyrotechnic delay system" may be met with blank stares, such items are actually more commonplace than most people might realize. In fact, ...

YUCAIPA, Calif. (KABC) -- A smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal party sparked the El Dorado Fire burning near Yucaipa, which has charred more than 9,000 acres, officials ...

A firework at a gender reveal party triggered a wildfire in Southern California that has destroyed 7,000 acres and forced many residents to flee their homes, the fire department said Sunday. More than ...

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Before the Declaration of Independence was even signed, founding father John Adams once wrote to his wife that he envisioned a celebration of America's independence from Great Britain with ...

[Robert McMullen] designed and built this fascinating, fully automated, pyrotechnic star pump (Google cache). It was made as a project requirement for his engineering program — The inspiration? He ...