Canadian gender-reveal party sparks wildfire, couple fined $500

A gender-reveal party in Canada went south after an explosive device set off a small wildfire, authorities said. 

The incident happened on May 31 in northern Alberta. A device, which was supposed to release either blue or pink powder, indicating the baby’s sex, inadvertently set off an inferno, Global News reported. 

A forest fire in Alberta, Canada. 
(Alberta Wildfire)

The flames grew to about one acre, or roughly three-fourths of a football field, before firefighters were…