(CNN) A firefighter has been killed in the El Dorado Fire, the blaze sparked this month by a botched gender reveal party, according to the San Bernardino National Forest Service.
The firefighter was killed Thursday, the forest service said in a brief statement . The cause of death is under investigation, it said, and the firefighter's identity was withheld pending the notification of next of kin.
"Our deepest sympathies are with the family, friends and fellow firefighters during this time," the forest service said in a brief statement on Twitter.
A helicopter prepares to drop water at a wildfire in Yucaipa, California, on September 5.
The El Dorado Fire was started by a "smoke-generating pyrotechnic device" used at a party over Labor Day weekend in El Dorado Ranch Park in Yucaipa, about 70 miles east of Los Angeles, according to Cal Fire investigators
Fire officials told CNN at the time that those involved were cooperating with fire investigators.
RDJesse on September 18th, 2020 at 16:11 UTC »
The worst part is that there was a huge empty concrete parking lot right next to the place they set off the fireworks. They decided instead to use the dry, brush filled area next to it because "it had a better background for their pictures."
Hangry_Hippo on September 18th, 2020 at 15:19 UTC »
Firefighters family should get the baby
It’s only fair
JackRusselTerrorist on September 18th, 2020 at 14:34 UTC »
So a human sacrifice plus who knows how many animal sacrifices were made for this child?
Sounds like a writing prompt.
Edit: seeing all the upvotes, I've created a prompt. have at'r
Edit 2: Apparently life isn’t allowed to inspire art there. Oh well.