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My grandma, mom, sister and I decided we were gonna use our new fire pit for the first time to roast marshmallows. Everything was fine and all; we were having a good time, just chatting, when all of a sudden the concrete bottom exploded. Sent embers flying up and out. No one was hurt because we had a wall of cement blocks surrounding the fire but still scared the crap out of us. My grandpa heard it all the way inside and rushed out to see if we were okay. So here's a lesson: If you're going to make your own fire pit using cement as a base, make sure you know what you're doing or have someone who does. Air bubbles in the cement was what caused it and that could've been a life threatening situation for any one of us. Please be careful when trying to build something that you've never had prior experience with.