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TikTok ‘outlet challenge’ sparks fire safety concerns
Description
January 29, 2020
The so-called #OutletChallenge consists of someone sliding a coin in between a phone charger that is loosely plugged into an outlet and then sharing the video to social media.
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TikTok ‘outlet challenge’ sparks fire safety concerns00:51 | January 29, 2020
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TikTok ‘outlet challenge’ sparks fire safety concerns
Description
January 29, 2020
The so-called #OutletChallenge consists of someone sliding a coin in between a phone charger that is loosely plugged into an outlet and then sharing the video to social media.
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