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‘It just takes one’: Officials ask public to take caution while target shooting to prevent wildfires

TOOELE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Officials are asking Utahns to take caution while target shooting on public lands after several wildfires over the last few weeks have burned on public lands. The Tooele ...
Missoulian

Investigators say exploding targets caused wildfire in Bitterroot

Exploding targets consist of two inert components that, when mixed, blow up when shot by a high-velocity projectile. Online videos demonstrate that explosions from the targets can be large and ...
Rapid City Journal

Forest Service expands ban on exploding targets

BOISE, Idaho | The U.S. Forest Service has banned exploding targets in southern Idaho, southwestern Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and a small portion of eastern California because of wildfire and public ...
World Socialist Web Site

SpaceX Starship explodes during test amid string of other failures and explosions

SpaceX Ship 36 exploding in Starbase, Texas, June 18, 2025. [Photo: Nasa Space Flight] A prototype for SpaceX’s Starship Mars rocket, designated Ship 36, exploded in a massive fireball on June 18 ...
Reuters

Exploding shooting targets banned from 12 U.S. national forests

SALMON Idaho (Reuters) - Federal land managers on Wednesday banned exploding targets used by shooting enthusiasts from 12 national forests in four Western U.S. states, saying the devices could spark ...