A Florida man celebrating the Fourth of July in Maine with family, died when he tried to launch a firework off the top of his head, Maine State Police say.

Devon Staples, 22, of Calais had been setting off fireworks with friends on Saturday night in the backyard of a friend’s home, according to Stephen McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

He says Staples placed a fireworks mortar tube on his head and set it off, injuring his head. He died instantly. Officials also confirmed that drinking was indeed involved.

UPDATE: Devon’s brother, Cody, who was drinking with his brother at the time of the incident, says his brother held the lighter too close to the firework and accidentally set if off.

“I was the first one who got there. There was no rushing him to the hospital. There was no Devon left when I got there,” Cody Staples said to New York Daily News. “It was a freak accident … But Devon was not the kind of person who would do something stupid. He was the kind of person who would pretend to do something stupid to make people laugh.”

Devon Staples lived in Orlando, Florida, working at Disney World as a character for guests to meet with as well as other acting roles in the park. See a photo of Devon as Gaston from Beauty and the Beast below.

“He loved it. He loved making people happy,” Cody Staples said. “Anyone who would want to give a tribute to Devon should go out and do something nice for someone. Show some love to someone you don’t know. That kid was all about showing people love.”

McCausland says Staples’ death marks Maine’s first fireworks fatality since the state legalized fireworks several years ago.

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