NEW YORK - An upstate man was killed in an explosion during preparations for a gender reveal that went wrong.The New York State Police said it happed on Sunday just before noon in the Sullivan County town of Liberty.Police were called to a home on the Lt.
JG Brender Highway to respond to a report of an explosion.Police say that Christopher Pekny, 28, was building a device to be used at a gender reveal party for his own child when it exploded and killed him.RELATED: MAN KILLED WHEN CANNON USED DURING BABY SHOWER EXPLODESThe police said on Monday that the man's brother, Michael Pekny, 27, was also injured in the blast and was rushed to Garnet Medical Center in Middletown.Get breaking news alerts in the FOX5NY News app.