A planned gender reveal party has claimed another life, this time of the father-to-be.Christopher Pekny, 28, was expecting the birth of his first child when he and his younger brother, Michael, began planning a gender reveal party.The two men from Liberty, N.Y.
decided to rig a small device to emit an either blue or pink blast during the big reveal moment of a gathering for family and friends later that night.The device malfunctioned, killing Christopher and seriously injuring Michael, N.Y.
State Police said in a statement.Related: A woman has died from a ‘gender reveal party’ explosion. Let that sink in.“It has been two nights in a row of not being able to sleep, waiting, hoping to hear that this is all some crazy misunderstanding,”.