Darwin claims his first on the fourth

[CKent]

MELVINDALE, Michigan (AP) -- A powerful firework exploded in the face of a woman trying to set it off, killing her as her fiance and 8-year-old son watched, police said.

Danialle Barse, 27, was unfamiliar with the commercial-grade aerial firework she was using Monday night, said Mike Welch, a police detective in this Detroit suburb.

"She basically killed herself in front her children and her fiance," Welch said.

Barse and another woman were trying to set off a 3-inch mortar bomb in the parking lot of the car wash where Barse worked when it went off as she had her head over it, Welch said.

One round hit the Lincoln Park woman, while the other 25 mortars continued to explode in sequence, keeping rescuers at bay, Welch said.

"The bombs were still going off as I ran up to try and drag her out of the way," witness Jason Dobrovalski told WDIV-TV. "But after I'd seen what had happened, I just ran back to try to save myself because it was too late."
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No one at the car wash had permission for a fireworks display, Welch said. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was investigating where the commercial-grade fireworks came from.

Barse was also the mother of twin 2-year-old boys.

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[Kalvin00]

Damn...

 

[Caesar]

This is sad

 

[KK]

yeah, that DeathBUA(sp?) saidd this was someone in his hospital or something like that.

edit: Link

 

[NikolaeVarius]

I hear too many stories of idiots getting hurt/killed because they kept their heads over the fireworks as they lit it.

 

[crt1530]

Part of the Darwin Award qualification involves offing yourself BEFORE you procreate. She already managed to pass on her moron DNA to three offspring.

 

[Raiden256]

wow.... idiocy FTL

 

[Howard]

Why would anybody put their head in front of the tube? /me shakes head

 

[Phokus]

Mortar Bombs?

 

[rh71]

disturbing visual

 

[Atheus]

Originally posted by: Phokus
Mortar Bombs?

You know, those big balls fired out of tubes at pro firework displays, the ones that make a noise like an artillery piece.

 

[AlgaeEater]

Originally posted by: crt1530
Part of the Darwin Award qualification involves offing yourself BEFORE you procreate. She already managed to pass on her moron DNA to three offspring.

It should be the opposite effect (I hope) that her 2 year old twin boys will realize their mother died because of a careless act.

I hope they become firemen and teach others the value of safety.

 

[SoulAssassin]

actually just had one of these get stuck in the tube a couple hours ago...once it ignited but didn't fly out we took off and no one was hurt but it destroyed the tube. why you would put your face over it I can't even imagine

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: SoulAssassin
actually just had one of these get stuck in the tube a couple hours ago...once it ignited but didn't fly out we took off and no one was hurt but it destroyed the tube. why you would put your face over it I can't even imagine

i guess she wasn't using her head

 

[skyking]

A good friend used to work with a licensed fireworks operator, and they had a bit of an accident at an event. They did not verify the security of one of the multi-tube launchers that one of the local untrained crew had set.
He was hand lighting big mortars in time with the music, and the multi-tube launcher tipped over after it fired a few rounds. He was under fire! Nobody got hit, but it scared the crap out of him.

 

[0roo0roo]

thats a grim scene...probably looked like someone shotguned her face off.
i don't get why people like to play with large explosives. its not worth the risk.

 

[daveymark]

she'll never be the head of a major corporation

 

[foghorn67]

I agree with KK on that DeathBUA did indeed see the aftermath at his hospital.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: daveymark
she'll never be the head of a major corporation

But her head could be on top of a major corportation!!!

(if they ever find it)