The incident took place at a home on Melinda Lane.
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(Florence, Ky.) – Boone County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a fatal fireworks accident on the Fourth of July.
The incident took place around 10:26 p.m. at a home on Melinda Lane.
Deputies say Brian Simpson, 48, of Florence, was attempting to light a commercial grade firework by means of a homemade mortar tube at the time of the accident.
The firework was designed for electronic detonation as they are instant ignition, however, Simpson had cut the wick in half. As the firework was lit it immediately exploded causing the fatal injuries.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation and was assisted at the scene by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives (ATF), the Florence Fire Department Investigation Team, and the Boone County Coroner’s Office.
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