Investigators are considering whether a cooked TikTok “trend” might be linked to the fire that ripped into a vacant building in Sydney’s Surry Hills last week.
The towering inferno managed to burn through two buildings last Thursday and caused some of the structures to collapse. Per 9News, the flame also engulfed a car outside the building and 120 firefighters were called in to fight the blaze.
Four children, reportedly students from an Eastern suburbs private school, have come forward in relation to the incident.
2GB radio’s Ben Fordham has claimed NSW Police’s Arson Squad are investigating if the Sydney fire was caused by an aerosol as part of a TikTok trend.
“It’s one of those crazy crazes that has spread on social media,” he said.
“I’ve seen a video online, it’s been made by a kid teaching others how to make a deodorant bomb, I’m not going to describe how it’s made.
“Apparently deodorant bombs are a bit of a thing. The deodorant bomb is dangerous enough, but when you add a flame to it, you can only imagine the result.”
The “trend” involves kids essentially starting fires with deodorant cans or causing explosions by setting them aflame. “Trend” or “craze” is probably a bit of a stretch — it’s not a widespread practice — but yes, there are videos of kids pulling wild stunts like this on TikTok.
Fordham said he learned of the trend from a tip-off by a concerned mother who personally knows…