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

The Associated Press

Published: July 5, 2015, 9:12 am | Updated: July 5, 2015, 9:22 am

CALAIS, Maine (AP) — Maine State Police say a man celebrating the Fourth of July died when he tried to launch a firework off the top of his head.

Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, says 22-year-old Devon Staples of Calais (CAL’-ous) had been setting off fireworks with friends on Saturday night in the backyard of a friend’s home.

He says Staples placed a fireworks mortar tube on his head and set it off, injuring his head. He died instantly.

Police say the friends had been drinking.

http://wbay.com/ap/police-man-shoots-off-firework-from-top-of-his-head-dies/