12-Year-Old Girl Suffers Serious Burns After Attempting The Viral “Fire Challenge”

Fox 2 Detroit reported that Timiyah Landers of Detroit poured rubbing alcohol on herself and then lit it on fire. She was rushed to the hospital, where she will require multiple surgeries after suffering burns on 49 percent of her body while partaking in the viral bizarre “fire challenge”.

Owens said in a statement for an online fundraiser for Timiyah that the incident “has shocked and shaken our entire family to the core.”

According to the report, the fire challenge has been around since at least 2012. It involves pouring rubbing alcohol on yourself and then lighting it on fire before rushing to a bathtub or other body of water to extinguish it, all while filming. Because rubbing alcohol is a thin liquid, it usually burns quickly and sometimes does no harm.

Landers’ mother Brandi Owens told Fox 2 Detroit that she had made pancakes for Timiyah and two friends and taken a short nap. She woke up to the sound of an explosion and saw her daughter running down the hall, on fire. Owens’ fianceé rushed Timiyah to the bathtub and sprayed her down with water, according to Fox 2.

Owens said in a statement for an online fundraiser for Timiyah that the incident “has shocked and shaken our entire family to the core.”

According to the report, the fire challenge has been around since at least 2012. It involves pouring rubbing alcohol on yourself and then lighting it on fire before rushing to a bathtub or other body of water to extinguish it, all while filming. Because rubbing alcohol is a thin liquid, it usually burns quickly and sometimes does no harm.