The 2015 Independence Day Fireworks Deaths Thread

We'll start with one from the great state of Maine:

Police: Man shoots off firework from top of his head, dies

Quote:

CALAIS, Maine (AP) — A young man who was drinking and celebrating the Fourth of July tried to launch a firework off the top of his head, fatally injuring himself, authorities said Sunday. Devon Staples and his friends had been drinking and setting off fireworks Saturday night in the backyard of a friend’s home in the small eastern Maine city of Calais, said Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety. Staples, 22, of Calais, placed a fireworks mortar tube on his head and set it off, he said. The firework exploded, killing Staples instantly, McCausland said.

Really no comment necessary, other than alcohol and fireworks don't mix.

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