Fulton Fire Chief: Hey Kids, Don't Set Yourselves on Fire

Normally, this would not need an explanation, but a recent internet fad has prompted the Fulton County Fire Chief to remind young people that setting themselves on fire is a bad idea.

Chief Larry Few went to WSB-TV, trying to get ahead of the spread of the “fire challenge” and inform parents that they need to be aware of the dangers the videos involve.

Challenge videos have appeared sporadically on video sites like YouTube, with popular entries being the cinnamon challenge and more recently, the ice water challenge. Fortunately, the latter challenge, though uncomfortable, has done wonders for fundraising for ALS research.

The fire challenge, on the other hand, is nothing but people standing in their showers and covering their chests in a flammable liquid and setting it alight for entertainment. Teenagers have received second and third degree burns from the challenge. Those burns will never go away.

You would think that a parent would try to discourage their child from participating in the fire challenge, but one mother in North Carolina has been arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor for actually helping her child pull off the stunt.

He received burns on his neck as a result of the challenge.