 and ignited it about 10.20 at night on Thursday. It went off, and unfortunately, a piece of his head went with it. Oh, gosh. The device exploded at the top of his head, causing a massive head injury. He was pronounced dead at the scene, by the way. The man was showing off when he put the firework on top of his head, according to people who were there. His wife implied that, well, it was a block party, and he was, in fact, drunk at the time when he did it.