Allen Ray McGrew, 41, set a large "firework device" on top of his head and ignited it at 10:20 p.m. on Thursday on a subdivision's street, the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office said, according to ...

A man's death has been ruled an accident after he lit a firework off of his Uncle Sam top hat on the Fourth of July, a South Carolina coroner told USA TODAY Monday. Allen Ray McGrew, 41, died ...

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The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office told the outlet that 41-year-old Allen Ray McGrew lit the firework on his head, causing “massive head injuries.” McGrew died at the scene.