12 days ago | By WGN TV

LIBERTY, N.Y. - An expectant father was killed when a device he was building for a gender reveal party exploded, police in New York said Monday.
Christopher Pekny, 28, was assembling a device for his child's gender reveal party in the Catskills town of Liberty when it exploded just before noon Sunday, state police said.
Pekny was killed by the blast and his 27-year-old brother, Michael Pekny, was injured, police said. Michael Pekny was treated for his injuries at an area hospital.
New York State Police and the New York State Police Bomb Disposal Unit continued to investigate the incident...
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New York dad-to-be killed by exploding gender reveal device

12 days ago | By New York Post

A dad-to-be in upstate New York was killed when a device he was building for a gender reveal party exploded, state police said Monday. Christopher Pekny, 28, was working on the device for his child's gender reveal party in the Catskills town of Liberty when it blew up just before noon on Sunday, cops said. The blast...
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Gender-Reveal Device Explosion Kills Man in Liberty, N.Y., Police Say

12 days ago | By NY Times

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.”
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New York state father-to-be killed when gender reveal prop explodes

12 days ago | By NBC News

Christopher Pekny died and his brother was injured from the Sunday blast in the village of Liberty.
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NY father-to-be killed, brother injured when gender reveal device explodes

12 days ago | By ABC

A New York man was killed and his brother injured when a gender reveal device they were building exploded.
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