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Border patrol agent started the devastating Sawmill Fire that scorched 45,000 acres, caused $8m worth of damage

A video released by the US Forest Service on Monday shows how the border patrol agent blew up a box to reveal the gender of his child inadvertently igniting the Sawmill Fire
UPDATED NOV 27, 2018

It took just one gunshot to start the April 2017 Sawmill Fire that scorched about 45,000 acres in southern Arizona. Now, a video released by the US Forest Service on Monday shows how the tragedy unfolded.

The video shows a target that was set up to reveal a newborn's gender at a gender-reveal party and was recorded by a witness at the event. The black square-like target labeled "boy" and "girl" placed over shrubby grasslands is seen exploding as the gunshot is heard in the background a split-second before a full-blown fire breaks out, USA Today reports.

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