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Easton firefighters caution against viral video 'outlet challenge'

The Easton Volunteer Fire Department is calling on parents to talk with their children about the dangers of certain "online challenges" and to recognize the dangerous activity.  The so-called “outlet challenge” video on Tik Tok shows how to partially put a plug of a cellphone charger in an outlet and sliding a penny down the wall onto the exposed prongs.  Easton Fire company officials say this has been causing fires.  The National Fire Protection Association says sparks and damage to the electrical system, and in some cases, injuries and electrocution can occur.  While the search for the hashtag doesn't result in any videos being found, the NFPA says at least one high school student in Massachusetts tried to imitate it.

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