Facebook 'fire challenge' can kill, parents warn!
The parents of two boys who set themselves on fire as part of an online craze have pleaded for videos promoting the dangerous stunt to be taken off the internet.
Tyler O’Connor, nine, and his 11-year-old brother Shaun escaped serious injury after trying to take part in the ‘Fire Challenge’, in which flammable liquid is poured over the body and lit.
The person then has to dive into a bath or pool before the flames take hold.
Footage of youngsters taking part has spread across the internet, with the videos being shared widely across Facebook and YouTube.
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The boys’ parents Donna O’Connor and Anthony Mummery, from Churchdown, Gloucestershire, have now warned others about the risk after their children attempted the stunt twice during one weekend in November.
Mr Mummery, 32, said: ‘I felt sick and worried when I heard what they’d done. It could easily have been a phone call saying my sons are in hospital or they’ve died. They have been punished more than I have ever punished them before. It’s shocking that kids are able to watch videos like that.’
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