London firefighters are inceasingly concerned that a worrying new trend in the United States, called the Fire Spray Challenge, may spread to the UK and is asking parents to talk to their children about fire safety.
The Fire Spray Challenge involves people uploading videos of themselves setting fire to the spray from an aerosol can.
The Fire Spray Challenge involves people uploading videos of themselves setting fire to the spray from an aerosol can.
The latest craze follows on from a similar trend, the Fire Challenge, which was popular in 2014/15, and involved people pouring flammable liquid over themselves and setting it alight.
An 11-year-old boy in Lincolnshire sustained serious burns in December 2015(opens in a new window) after taking part in the challenge.
'Really stupid and extremely dangerous'
The London Fire Brigade's Group Manager for Community Safety, Mark Hazelton, said: "A number of young people in the States think that it's clever and funny to set fire to aerosol cans and post videos of the experiment on social media, but I can assure you it's not, it's really stupid and extremely dangerous.
"It could lead to severe burns and could cause a serious fire, especially as many of the videos appear to show young people starting these fires in their own homes."
An 11-year-old boy in Lincolnshire sustained serious burns in December 2015(opens in a new window) after taking part in the challenge.
'Really stupid and extremely dangerous'
The London Fire Brigade's Group Manager for Community Safety, Mark Hazelton, said: "A number of young people in the States think that it's clever and funny to set fire to aerosol cans and post videos of the experiment on social media, but I can assure you it's not, it's really stupid and extremely dangerous.
"It could lead to severe burns and could cause a serious fire, especially as many of the videos appear to show young people starting these fires in their own homes."