Don't imitate everything you see, especially those involving fire!
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A 12-year-old girl in Detroit attempted an online craze called the 'Fire Challenge' by following videos on YouTube showing people pouring medicinal alcohol on one's body and igniting it. It resulted in 49% of her body suffering from severe burns. Her mother, Brandi Owens, said, through tears, that she would no longer carelessly let her child use her mobile phone.
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Don't imitate everything you see, especially those involving fire!
A 12-year-old girl in Detroit attempted an online craze called the 'Fire Challenge' by following videos on YouTube showing people pouring medicinal alcohol on one's body and igniting it. It resulted in 49% of her body suffering from severe burns. Her mother, Brandi Owens, said, through tears, that she would no longer carelessly let her child use her mobile phone.
Timiyah Landers, a 12-year-old girl, invited two of her friends over to her home to play. After her mother made them pancakes, she went to settle take a quick nap. However, just moments after the mum settled down in her bed, she heard a loud 'popping' sound from the Timiyah's room, and moments later, saw her daughter run past her room down the hallway into the bathroom, jumping and screaming, attempting to extinguish the flames which engulfed her whole body, yelling "help me!"
The family rushed Timiyah to the hospital as quickly as possible in their car for treatment. Nearly half of her body suffered severe burns, and she is currently hospitalised in the intensive care unit, relying on a ventilator to breathe and a feeding tube to eat. Doctors estimate that she will be hospitalised for several more months for treatment and rehabilitation.
Owens was unable to afford the expensive medical expenses along, thus she set up an online fundraising campaign on GoFundMe, where she posted the photos of her daughter wrapped in medical gauze, hoping that kind-hearted people would help save her daughter.
Police investigations revealed that the video depicting the 'Fire Challenge' which Timiyah imitated was published on YouTube in 2014, attracting many young people to attempt the challenge, causing several tragedies.
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Timiyah Landers, a 12-year-old girl, invited two of her friends over to her home to play. After her mother made them pancakes, she went to settle take a quick nap. However, just moments after the mum settled down in her bed, she heard a loud 'popping' sound from the Timiyah's room, and moments later, saw her daughter run past her room down the hallway into the bathroom, jumping and screaming, attempting to extinguish the flames which engulfed her whole body, yelling "help me!"
According to Timiyah's friend, they were watching a viral YouTube video in which a half-naked man smeared flammable alcohol onto himself, before igniting himself with a lighter. After seeing said video, Timiyah decided to imitate the dangerous act dubbed as the 'Fire Challenge'.
Her mother, Ms Owens, said "She was covered in flames from her hair to her knees. She was like a fireball." Owen's fiance asked Timiyah to jump into the bathtub and helped her extinguish the flames.
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The family rushed Timiyah to the hospital as quickly as possible in their car for treatment. Nearly half of her body suffered severe burns, and she is currently hospitalised in the intensive care unit, relying on a ventilator to breathe and a feeding tube to eat. Doctors estimate that she will be hospitalised for several more months for treatment and rehabilitation.
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Owens was unable to afford the expensive medical expenses along, thus she set up an online fundraising campaign on GoFundMe, where she posted the photos of her daughter wrapped in medical gauze, hoping that kind-hearted people would help save her daughter.
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Police investigations revealed that the video depicting the 'Fire Challenge' which Timiyah imitated was published on YouTube in 2014, attracting many young people to attempt the challenge, causing several tragedies.
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After this grievous incident caused by the video which started the 'Fire Challenge', Owens said, "If only websites and video services would filter and censor these kinds of dangerous content, my daughter and countless others would not be injured." She also reminded other parents to pay attention to their children's daily behaviour. "When they look on YouTube, they see, ‘Oh okay, wow, I want to try that, the outcome with him was okay,’ ” she said. “Some kids know their right from their wrong, but they can still be curious to try something, to say that they tried it."
