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Original Title: TIL in 2015, Devon Staples, who used to work at Disney World and would dress up as Gaston and Goofy, died instantly after attempting to launch a firework off his head while celebrating the Fourth of July with his friends.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Devon Staples attempted to launch a firework off of his head on Saturday in Maine and died instantly.
The 22-year-old lit up a reloadable fireworks mortar tube that was on his head while celebrating the Fourth of July with friends in Calais, Maine.
“Apparently, he thought that was a great idea,” said Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety.
The man’s brother, Cody, said the incident was a “freak accident” and he doesn’t think Devon intended to light the firework.
“He was the kind of person who would pretend to do something stupid to make people laugh.” Cody was at the event when Devon was killed.
Update July 6 10:35 AM PT Unilad, the outlet that previously identified Devon as the actor behind the Gaston whose push-up contest went viral on YouTube has since deleted this detail from its article.
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