‘TikTok fire challenge’ video lands teenage girl in intensive care with severe burns

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 13-year-old girl landed in the intensive care unit with third-degree burns after attempting to recreate a viral TikTok challenge that involves setting fire to symbols drawn on a mirror using flammable liquid. The family of Destini Crane from Portland, Oregon, said the teenager was filming a video in the bathroom when they heard her screams and saw “everything was on fire.” “Destini was on fire. The seventh grader was trying to recreate a TikTok video challenge in which shapes are drawn on a mirror using flammable liquid and set on fire to create a fire lit symbol or alphabet, according to her mother. Similarly, another social media challenge, known as “blue whale challenge,” was dubbed as a “suicide game” after several teenagers took their lives.