Dangerous TikTok challenge spreads to Pikes Peak area schools, worrying fire department

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) says they’ve been alerted of at least 16 dangerous instances involving a TikTok challenge.

CSFD says students in the Pikes Peak region have been encouraged through social media to stick metal or pencil lead into laptop charging ports. They say it causes the computer to spark, smoke, or catch on fire.

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