KNOXVILLE, Iowa (KTHV) — A woman is dead following an explosion during a gender-reveal announcement in Marion County Saturday.
Deputies were called to a home in the 2000 block of 180th Place in rural Knoxville just after 4:00 p.m.
When first responders arrived, they said they found a 56-year-old woman dead at the scene.
They said a gender reveal announcement resulted in the explosion, which caused a flying piece of debris to strike the victim.
Among those taking part in the investigation is the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
