An Oregon teen was rushed to the hospital after she suffered severe burns. The victim, a 13-year-old girl from Portland, accidentally lit herself on fire while attempting a viral TikTok challenge earlier this month.
Oregon Teen Burned Herself for TikTok Challenge
The victim, Destini Crane, has undergone a tracheotomy and two skin graft surgeries after a bottle of isopropyl alcohol exploded on her face and her body after it was exposed to fire while she filmed a TikTok video, according to FOX12 Oregon.
Destini Crane's sister, Andrea, said that there was a capped bottle of alcohol sitting on the counter, and the whole side of it had busted open, and there was a lighter and broken candle.
The teen was not able to speak to tell her family and the doctors what happened to her.
Andrea, and their mother, Kimberly Crane, told Fox News that they believe that the teen was trying to imitate a TikTok video in which a man uses hairspray on a mirror and lights it on fire.
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Rob Garrison, a Portland firefighter, told Oregon Live that the challenge was one of the most dangerous things that he has ever seen someone do. He added that the challenges will put you in danger and put your entire family and anybody in the building with you in danger.
TikTok had made a post to its newsroom following the viral TikTok challenged called skull breaker challenger back in Feb. 2020 about its commitment to remove any dangerous content from its platform.
TikTok added that the safety of their users is their top priority at TikTok, and they do not allow content that encourages or replicates dangerous challenges that might lead to injury.
What is the Fire Challenge on TikTok?
The TikTok Fire Challenge stems from Jack Jerry's personal TikTok account. The famous TikToker posted numerous videos that show him spraying hairspray on his mirror in a shape of a star, circle, or square and then lighting it on fire in the dark.
The challenge is very dangerous. Using any flammable substance with a lighter is one of the fastest ways to start a fire, and it is also labeled as too extreme for a TikTok video.
Jack Jerry responds to comments on his account, mostly from fans asking him to create certain shapes like squares, circles, lightning bolts, triangles, and more.
Jerry is a model, gymnast, and actor and currently has 1.8 million followers and 34.9 million likes. Unfortunately, numerous people are enticed by the challenge and had tried their hand at recreating it.
Based on his videos, he is knowledgeable of his fire craft. Besides, there is a disclaimer posted on his videos, warning beginners about how dangerous his stunts are.
TikTok is no stranger to very dangerous challenges. In 2020, the Benadryl challenge caught the attention of The Food and Drug Administration and asked TikTok to remove the videos from its platform after the challenge urged participants to take as many Benadryl as they can to try to experience hallucinations.
According to Forbes, the dangerous challenged resulted in the death of a teen from Oklahoma.
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Written by Sophie Webster
