A future father was killed on Sunday in New York after the device he was building for his gender reveal party exploded, police said.
The explosion occurred in a house in Liberty, NY, killing Christopher Pekny, 28, and injuring his brother Michael Pekny, 27, who was transported to Garnet Medical Center in Middletown, according to a statement by Major James C. Michael of New York. State Police.
Another brother called the explosion a “strange accident”.
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The explosion occurred in a house in Liberty, NY (New York State Police)
“The most bizarre of weird accidents I could imagine,” the 34-year-old told the New York Times.
The injured brother was listed in stable condition, the report said.
The family owns the Robin Hood Diner, a restaurant in the Catskills area of New York. The family went to Facebook to thank their followers for the “overwhelming display of love and support that you all showed”.
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Authorities said the incident was still under investigation by the state police and the bomb disposal unit.
Earlier this month, a Michigan man, 26, died after being hit by shrapnel from a cannon exploding at a baby shower in the state, police said.
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Last year, firefighters said a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used at a gender reveal party set off a major fire in California, which consumed thousands of hectares.
Liberty is located about 160 kilometers northwest of New York City.