The best thing about the 4th of July? \u00a0The 5th of July – when all the reports of self-inflicted trauma begin to trickle in. \u00a0Such as…<\/p>\n
Today’s Explosive Yet Truly Morbid Fact!<\/strong><\/p>\n A Fourth of July fireworks accident decapitated a Fargo man (on Monday, July 4, 2011). \u00a0Police identified the victim as Jesse William Burley, a 41-year-old father of two, who enjoyed life to its fullest, said Burley\u2019s stepfather Chuck Asplin of Fargo. \u00a0Chris Hanson, Burley\u2019s neighbor who saw the accident, was packing up his car to leave north Fargo\u2019s Riviera Heights mobile home park as tornado sirens sounded just before 9:30 p.m. \u00a0Burley was getting ready to set off a second round of what Hanson said he believed was either a homemade or illegal artillery shell firework. \u00a0\u201cHe went over into the middle of the street, and within 10 seconds of us talking to him, he lit it and all we saw was a cloud of smoke, a bang,\u201d Hanson said. \u00a0What Hanson saw next immediately sent him into shock, he said. \u00a0\u201cWhen I walked up to his body, it was nothing but his shoulders down,\u201d Hanson said Tuesday. \u00a0Police Lt. Joel Vettel said Tuesday police are confident the device was a commercial-grade firework, which are federally regulated. \u00a0The area Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting Fargo police to investigate whether this type of firework was illegal and how it was obtained. \u00a0Hanson said that on Monday evening Burley asked him over to his trailer to check out something. Burley showed Hanson fireworks that contained a warning that read, \u201cIf found please report to the U.S. government,\u201d Hanson said. \u00a0\u201cRight there and then I knew that I had to get away because I was not going to be involved in that,\u201d Hanson said. \u00a0Burley ignited the first firework, which went off with a big bang but no injuries. \u00a0\u201cYou could see the shock waves in the air,\u201d Hanson said. \u00a0An hour and a half later, Burley lit the fatal second firework. \u00a0The accident should be used as an example of how dangerous fireworks can be, Hanson said. \u00a0\u201cI\u2019m never going to light a firecracker off again in my life,\u201d he said. \u00a0Burley\u2019s family remembered Jesse as a good-hearted kid, who would do anything for anybody, said Asplin, his stepfather and boss at Chuck\u2019s Sandjacking in Fargo. \u00a0Jesse Burley had a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old son who were not at his residence at the time of the accident. \u00a0Fargo police recovered a third firework device in Burley\u2019s home on Tuesday and a metal pipe near the accident site at the 3500 block of Kelley Street North that was reportedly used as a mortar to launch shells. \u00a0\u201cIt appears that he was lighting the device off, and so we don\u2019t feel that there were others involved in the incident at this point,\u201d Vettel said. \u00a0Burley\u2019s body was sent to Bismarck for an autopsy. There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday at Boulger Funeral Home in Fargo.<\/p>\n Culled from: Grand Forks Herald An autopsy? \u00a0Really? \u00a0That’s necessary?<\/p>\n All I can say is, thank goodness for human stupidity. \u00a0It must be one of the highest causes of mortality. \u00a0Without it, we’d really <\/em>have an overpopulation problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The best thing about the 4th of July? \u00a0The 5th of July – when all the reports of self-inflicted trauma begin to trickle in. \u00a0Such as… Today’s Explosive Yet Truly Morbid Fact! 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