California Couple Sentenced for Gender-Reveal Photoshoot Wildfire

A California couple has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after their gender-reveal photoshoot sparked a deadly wildfire in 2020, resulting in the death of a firefighter and widespread destruction. Refugio Jimenez Jr will serve a year in jail, two years of felony probation, and 200 hours of community service, while his wife Angelina Jimenez received a sentence of a year of summary probation and 400 hours of community service. They have also been ordered to pay nearly $1.8 million in restitution. The incident, which occurred during a photoshoot using coloured smoke bombs, led to 13 injuries, hundreds of evacuations, and the destruction of homes and buildings, highlighting the dangers of such events in dry, wildfire-prone areas.