Police say he lit the firework and it blew up in his face and struck him in the head.

A New York man is dead after a firework exploded in his face at a Fourth of July party. WABC reports Gabriel Ruiz-Urresto, 37, died at his home in Central Islip, Long Island, while celebrating ...

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