{"id":11591,"date":"2015-07-08T07:38:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T12:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=11591"},"modified":"2015-07-08T07:44:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T12:44:11","slug":"video-postal-employee-dies-after-shooting-firework-off-his-chest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2015\/07\/08\/video-postal-employee-dies-after-shooting-firework-off-his-chest\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Postal Employee Dies After Shooting Firework Off His Chest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBUS, Texas &#8211; Colorado County sheriff&#8217;s officials said a Columbus man died after shooting a firework off his chest. Justin Bartek, 30, died at Columbus Community Hospital on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He just had an infectious spirit, whenever you met him you met a friend,&#8221; said Erica Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Bartek is well known in the small town of Columbus. Friends described him as a veteran postal worker full of personality and generosity. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/man-killed-after-shooting-firework-from-chest\/34039458\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/p\/557781\/sp\/55778100\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/12411302\/partner_id\/557781\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><object id=\"kaltura_player_1436358606\" data=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_0md9jqk0\/uiconf_id\/12411302\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" name=\"kaltura_player_1436358606\" width=\"475\" height=\"360\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"allowNetworking\" value=\"all\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.kaltura.com\/index.php\/kwidget\/wid\/1_0md9jqk0\/uiconf_id\/12411302\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\">video platform<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_management\">video management<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/solutions\/video_solution\">video solutions<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/corp.kaltura.com\/video_platform\/video_publishing\">video player<\/a><\/object><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Justin-Bartek.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11595\" src=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Justin-Bartek.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bartek\" width=\"458\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Justin-Bartek.jpg 458w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Justin-Bartek-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Justin-Bartek-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Justin-Bartek-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Justin Bartek<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COLUMBUS, Texas &#8211; Colorado County sheriff&#8217;s officials said a Columbus man died after shooting a firework off his chest. Justin Bartek, 30, died at Columbus Community Hospital on Tuesday. &#8220;He just had an infectious spirit, whenever you met him you met a friend,&#8221; said Erica Jackson. 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