Commotion As Woman Is Killed By Flying Debris After An Explosion During A Gender Reveal Party

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A 56-year-old woman died after an explosion sent debris flying during a gender-reveal party at a home in rural Iowa on Saturday, Daily Mail UK reports.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says it received a report at around 4.03pm of an explosion at a home in Knoxville.

When sheriff’s deputies arrived at the home, the woman was pronounced dead, according to the Des Moines Register.

An investigation found that an explosion took place during a gender reveal announcement party.

Authorities said that the explosion sent debris flying, fatally injuring the victim.

The identity of the woman has yet to be revealed.