Prompted by a challenge on the social media application TikTok, a Kennedy Secondary School middle school student set their school-issued Chromebook computer on fire on May 20. The TikTok challenge ...

police and the Riverside Fire Authority were dispatched to Centralia Middle School after a report of a fire. They arrived to find a laptop computer partially burned and smoking from its battery ...

Centralia police arrested two juveniles on suspicion of arson last week, and now they are raising concerns about how social media may have influenced the middle school students. About 10:20 a.m ...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WWLP) – Two high school students in Connecticut have been charged with reckless burning and other offenses after a laptop caught fire in their classroom, allegedly due to the ...

the computer brand has ignored her. Ms Irvine, a paramedic from Hertford, Hertfordshire, said: 'It was so scary. You don't expect something to just catch fire like that. 'I'm a paramedic so I'm ...

It’s less of a challenge and more of a fire hazard as. students film themselves ... so it can happen when the computer is left unattended, it can happen at their home.” Authorities are urging ...

BELLEVILLE, New Jersey -- A 15-year-old student is facing charges after a laptop caught fire outside a classroom in what police suspect was part of a social media challenge trending on TikTok.

Massachusetts fire officials issued a warning about a social media trend that is sparking concern. The trend suggests inserting a paper clip, pencil lead, or other conductive object into a laptop ...

the smoke from a laptop fire is filled with toxic chemicals, and overheated batteries can explode, putting lives at risk. “The thing catching on fire and then evacuating a building, or other ...