WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Shooting targets that explode when fired upon have come under scrutiny after they have been linked to wildfires.

Some think the exploding targets are dangerous and should be banned; others say they're no danger.

The Wenatchee World reports (http://bit.ly/14YRIKe) that as exploding targets become more popular they are more often linked to wildfires. Fire officials last summer said two fires — one near Entiat, and another smaller one near Cashmere — were started by people shooting at targets that explode.

A larger fire known that scorched 73,378 acres in north central Washington resulted after two people went shooting with an exploding target in a dry, grassy area as wildfires burned. U.S. Forest Service officials have not said whether the fire was caused by the target or a bullet striking something else.

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Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www.wenatcheeworld.com