SPARTANBURG, S.C. —
A 12-year-old boy was flown to Augusta Burn Center after he was burned during an internet challenge attempt, fire officials said.
Fire Marshall Brad Hall said 40 percent of the boy's body was burned in a fire that started when he was attempting to participate in a popular YouTube challenge.
The "alcohol challenge" involves putting rubbing alcohol on your body and lighting it on fire.
Hall said the Fire Department came to that conclusion after talking to the boy's friends.
Hall said the boy was home alone when it happened.
The fire started around noon in the bathroom area of a home on La Salle Court in Spartanburg, fire officials said.
Spartanburg City Fire
The fire damaged items in the bathroom, but did not damage the structure of the home.
Spartanburg City Fire
The boy ran out of the house to Cornerstone Baptist Church on South Converse Street.
He was airlifted by Greenville Health System to the Augusta Burn Center with severe burns over half of his body, fire officials said.
Spartanburg City Fire
His condition is unknown.
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