Police say NY man killed by exploding gender reveal system
1 min read An expectant father was killed when a tool he was constructing for a gender reveal get together exploded, police in New York have mentioned.
Christopher Pekny, 28, was assembling a tool for his youngster’s gender reveal get together within the Catskills city of Liberty when it exploded simply earlier than midday Sunday, state police mentioned on Monday.
Pekny was killed by the blast and his 27-year-old brother, Michael Pekny, was injured, police mentioned. Michael Pekny was handled for his accidents at an space hospital.
The demise is the most recent in a string of tragedies blamed on defective gender reveal units in recent times.
A Michigan man was killed earlier this month when he was struck by shrapnel from a gender reveal cannon getting used at a child bathe, authorities mentioned.
Another gender reveal system sparked a September 2020 wildfire that burned 1000’s of acres in Southern California.
