Posted on 07/06/2026 7:07:25 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A South Carolina family is remembering the final words of a father who was killed in a devastating fireworks accident during a 4th of July celebration.
Allen Ray McGrew died in July 2024 after a firework exploded while he was celebrating at a neighborhood block party in Summerville, located in Dorchester County.
The 41-year-old had spent the evening celebrating what his family described as his favorite holiday. Videos later shared online showed him dancing, smoking a cigarette, and wearing an Uncle Sam costume while friends and relatives laughed nearby.
Speaking to The Post and Courier, Allen’s wife Paige said he appeared to be preparing to place a large firework on the ground after holding it above his top hat.
“I thought he was just showboating before he set it on the ground. I didn’t realize he had already lit it,”
According to a police report obtained by WCBD, Paige yelled for her husband to stop, but the firework detonated before he could react. He collapsed immediately after suffering catastrophic head injuries...
Authorities said the injuries likely killed him instantly, and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:10 p.m. The incident happened at around 10:30 p.m.
The family also pushed back against online criticism following the accident, saying Allen should not be remembered as a “drunken fool.”
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It’s a disease. The ‘true pandemic’.
However, leftists are much more vulnerable.
Oh, silly me, I should have figured that out.
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“Too many seconde, kaboom!”
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