Christopher Pekny, a 28-year-old father-to-be from New York, died after a device he was building for his child's gender-reveal party exploded, authorities said. The state police and its bomb disposal unit are investigating the incident. Authorities did not specify what kind of device Pekny was building for the party. - Watch video below.
It's not the first time a gender-reveal stunt has gone wrong. Earlier this month a Man Was Killed By Exploding Cannon At Gender Reveal Event. Also, an Iowa woman was killed by an explosion in 2019, while another party last September sparked a wildfire that burned thousands of acres in Southern California.
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