Texas teen hospitalized with severe burns after TikTok experiment goes horribly wrong: ‘My shirt was on fire’
Mother’s warning after TikTok trend leaves child with serious burns
- A 12-year-old Texan boy, Caden Ballard, suffered severe burns after a TikTok experiment involving rubbing alcohol and fire went wrong.
- Caden and his older brother recreated a video, but unknowingly used isopropyl alcohol, which produces an invisible flame.
- Thinking the fire was out, Caden was burned on 11 per cent of his body with second-to-third-degree burns when he attempted to dispose of the bottle.
- His brother quickly pulled off Caden's burning shirt and instructed him to stop, drop, and roll, which helped minimise the damage.
- Caden is undergoing intensive care and recovery, with his mother urging parents to discuss the dangers of recreating online stunts with their children.