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Devon Staples, the Disney World Gaston, was tragically killed In a fireworks accident on Saturday night, Independence Day. The Fourth of July, a great celebration for Americans, ended up being the day a young man lost his Life. According to the New York Daily News, the man who was killed in a firework accident in Maine was a former Orlando resident who worked as a performer at Disney World.

Devon Staples, 22, of Calais, Maine, died instantly of a fatal head injury when a firework that was held near his head went off accidentally while he was holding a lighter, his brother Cody Staples said.

According to Associated Press, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety reported that Devon Staples and his friends had been drinking and setting off fireworks Saturday night in the backyard of a friend’s home in the small eastern Maine city of Calais. His death is the first fireworks-related fatality in Maine since the state legalized fireworks on Jan. 1, 2012.

According to Daily News the incident was “a freak accident. But Devon was not the kind of person who would do something stupid. He was the kind of person who would pretend to do something stupid to make people laugh.”

Cody, the brother of the deceased, said his brother worked at Walt Disney World as a character performer. Devon was listed as living on Oak Park Way near Lake Frederica for part of 2014, according to public records.

“When he suggested he was going to do this, his friends gathered around him and they thought they had convinced him not to do it. But before they could react, Staples set off the explosive,” McCausland said.

The fatality was the first reported since fireworks became legal in Maine in 2012. Fireworks sales in the state through May, 2015, totaled $20.3 million, officials said. The incident was among several Fourth of July fireworks mishaps reported. Other incidents occurred in Friendship, Jefferson, Lebanon, and Woodstock and involved burns and eye injuries, McCausland said.

In Lincoln, a garage was damaged when remains from expended fireworks ignited Saturday night. The burned materials had been placed in a cardboard box in a trash pile outside a garage on William Street. No injuries were reported, Lincoln police said.

Devon Staples death will remain in the memories of his dear friends. Every Fourth Of July, a day when many Americans celebrate their Independence, may end up being the day of mourning for the friends of Devon Staple.

Before he decided to do this someone should have told him to use his head.


On second thought, maybe being told to use his head was the problem.

(07-06-2015, 11:13 AM)6andcounting Wrote: http://www.inquisitr.com/2228156/devon-staples-disney-world-gaston-killed-in-fireworks-accident-on-independence-day/

Devon Staples, the Disney World Gaston, was tragically killed In a fireworks accident on Saturday night, Independence Day. The Fourth of July, a great celebration for Americans, ended up being the day a young man lost his Life. According to the New York Daily News, the man who was killed in a firework accident in Maine was a former Orlando resident who worked as a performer at Disney World.

Devon Staples, 22, of Calais, Maine, died instantly of a fatal head injury when a firework that was held near his head went off accidentally while he was holding a lighter, his brother Cody Staples said.

According to Associated Press, a spokesman for the state Department of Public Safety reported that Devon Staples and his friends had been drinking and setting off fireworks Saturday night in the backyard of a friend’s home in the small eastern Maine city of Calais. His death is the first fireworks-related fatality in Maine since the state legalized fireworks on Jan. 1, 2012.

According to Daily News the incident was “a freak accident. But Devon was not the kind of person who would do something stupid. He was the kind of person who would pretend to do something stupid to make people laugh.”

Cody, the brother of the deceased, said his brother worked at Walt Disney World as a character performer. Devon was listed as living on Oak Park Way near Lake Frederica for part of 2014, according to public records.

“When he suggested he was going to do this, his friends gathered around him and they thought they had convinced him not to do it. But before they could react, Staples set off the explosive,” McCausland said.

The fatality was the first reported since fireworks became legal in Maine in 2012. Fireworks sales in the state through May, 2015, totaled $20.3 million, officials said. The incident was among several Fourth of July fireworks mishaps reported. Other incidents occurred in Friendship, Jefferson, Lebanon, and Woodstock and involved burns and eye injuries, McCausland said.

In Lincoln, a garage was damaged when remains from expended fireworks ignited Saturday night. The burned materials had been placed in a cardboard box in a trash pile outside a garage on William Street. No injuries were reported, Lincoln police said.

Devon Staples death will remain in the memories of his dear friends. Every Fourth Of July, a day when many Americans celebrate their Independence, may end up being the day of mourning for the friends of Devon Staple.

I think he is the kind of guy to do something stupid.

This isn't mind blowing at all. People are idiots and alcohol only makes it worse.

(07-06-2015, 11:37 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: This isn't mind blowing at all. People are idiots and alcohol only makes it worse.

Yup.

Thousands (millions?) fired off fireworks at some point this weekend. There are a few stories of freak accidents or, more often, some really dumb decisions. What's mind blowing is compare that to every day headlines of people making dumb decisions.

I think some may be missing the pun in the title.

WTS, I saw this yesterday and thought about making a Darwin Awards thread.

(07-06-2015, 11:37 AM)WeezyBengal Wrote: This isn't mind blowing at all. People are idiots and alcohol only makes it worse.

(07-06-2015, 11:46 AM)Benton Wrote: Yup.

Thousands (millions?) fired off fireworks at some point this weekend. There are a few stories of freak accidents or, more often, some really dumb decisions. What's mind blowing is compare that to every day headlines of people making dumb decisions.

(07-06-2015, 11:50 AM)bfine32 Wrote: I think some may be missing the pun in the title.

WTS,  I saw this yesterday and thought about making a Darwin Awards thread.

Agreed....Definitely was "mind blowing"...

This will surely appear in this year's Darwin Awards.

(07-06-2015, 11:50 AM)bfine32 Wrote: I think some may be missing the pun in the title.

WTS, I saw this yesterday and thought about making a Darwin Awards thread.

I thought it was obvious.

The words "freak accident" are thrown around a lot regarding things that seem fairly "on purpose" to me.

- man dies after shooting firework off head
- JPP has firework go off in hand during the process of shooting an entire van's worth
- 5 year old boy shoots 2 year old sister when not being supervised with "My First Rifle"

So far I haven't heard anyone refer to the guy who intentionally jumped in the alligator-filled waters to his death as being a freak accident, though.

(07-06-2015, 02:31 PM)Nately120 Wrote: So far I haven't heard anyone refer to the guy who intentionally jumped in the alligator-filled waters to his death as being a freak accident, though.

Well, the sign posted nearby read "No Swimming Alligators." So, perhaps he thought that meant there were just the land-walking variety about and he'd be safe in the water. If that sign just had a period after "swimming," he might be alive today.

(07-06-2015, 11:50 AM)bfine32 Wrote: I think some may be missing the pun in the title.

WTS,  I saw this yesterday and thought about making a Darwin Awards thread.

He had kids, so Darwin Award fail

He's never going to be a head of a corporation!