Authorities have warned of the dangers of a “significant” TikTok trend, following an investigation into the two mysterious deaths in Wisconsin.
Agent Corresponds to a house fire On April 6th in Marathon County, the County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on April 21st.
Staff Initially treated the case as a murder Deputy Prime Minister Chad Billeb said at a press conference that WSAW had broadcast live, as the homeowner was not found shortly after arrival and investigators suspected cheating.
According to Billeb, after the flames went out, Tanya Rodriguez, 44, and James Carolfi, 52, were found dead in the garage, and investigators were to determine the cause of the fire. I went to work.
“The nature of the incident and the devastating damage caused by the fire made it very difficult to identify the cause of death and the sequence of events,” Billeb said in a press conference.
According to the sheriff’s office, the investigation resulted in the two being electrocuted before the fire and sentenced to death.
In the weeks that followed, according to the sheriff’s office, authorities determined that the deadly electrocution and fire were caused by a tendency to gather millions of views on TikTok.
According to the sheriff’s office, the technique uses high-voltage electricity to burn wood-like patterns and designs onto wood soaked in chemical solutions.
The sheriff’s office said the tools used to burn the firewood could have caused a fatal electrocution and a fire in the garage that spreads over the rest of Wisconsin’s house.
“This was a tragic accident,” Billeb said. “In the light of this tragedy, we want to educate the community about the dangers of fractal wood burning, a popular art form on social media sites such as TikTok, Facebook and YouTube.”
TikTok alone has over 11 million views of fractal wood-burning videos and tutorials.
According to Billeb, the process involves a high-voltage transformer that is reused to pass current from a microwave oven to chemically soaked wood from a jumper cable.
“This process is very dangerous and should only be done by trained professionals,” the deputy chief warned. “Getting advice from YouTube and other social media sites to create crafts and other artwork is not safe when dealing with electricity.”
According to Billeb, the state’s Institute of Pathology had previously seen similar fatal cases associated with this trend.
at least 33 people died According to the American Association of Woodturners, it was due to an accident involving fractal burning.
“It’s very pretty and frankly,” Billeb said. “But it should only be done by professionals.”
Marathon County is about 105 miles west of Green Bay.