ALBAWABA - An American teenager from North Carolina was admitted to hospital with severe burns after competing in a viral TikTok challenge.
Mason Dark, 16, was hospitalized with 75 percent burns on his body after attempting a TikTok challenge.
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A TikTok challenge that went horribly wrong left a 16-year-old North Carolina boy severely disfigured, with burns covering nearly 80% of his body.
Mason Dark and his friends were creating a makeshift torch with a spray paint can and a lighter, pic.twitter.com/C5g2KAk6aC
The TikTok challenge, which was deemed dangerous by many, includes spraying a highly inflammable paint aerosol into a lighter.
When Dark attempted to undertake the challenge, his family heard a "big explosion," according to WRAL.
The teenager's mother said: "They all heard a big boom, and then Mason came running out and started taking off his shirt."
According to doctors at UNC Burn Center in Chapel Hill, Mason Dark will remain in the hospital for six months.
