Gender-reveal device explodes, killing man in New York
23 Feb, 2021 02:18 AM
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Christopher Pekny, left, with his brothers Peter, centre, and Michael. Christopher was killed while preparing a device for a gender reveal party. Photo / Supplied via The New York Times
Christopher Pekny, left, with his brothers Peter, centre, and Michael. Christopher was killed while preparing a device for a gender reveal party. Photo / Supplied via The New York Times
New York Times
By: Christopher Mele
The explosion in a garage killed Christopher Pekny and injured his brother on Sunday, officials said. Another brother described what happened as the freakiest of freak accidents.
23 February 2021 - 10:50 By TimesLIVE
An effort to delight family and friends at a gender-reveal event proved deadly for an excited father-to-be.
CNN reports that 28-year-old Christopher Pekny, of Liberty, New York, died when a device that was meant to be used at a gender-reveal party exploded while he was building it, according to New York state police.
Pekny s 27-year-old brother, Michael Pekny, was injured and taken to a nearby hospital, the police said.
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