A father-to-be was killed when a gender reveal prop he was working on exploded, according to police.
The blast occurred on Sunday in Liberty, New York, a town of 4,200 people located about 100 miles north of New York City. State police said in a Monday statement that Christopher Pekny, 28, died when a gender reveal device he was constructing exploded. His brother, 27-year-old Michael Pekny, was injured.
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