2 Southington high schoolers charged after laptop fire
Police said the school resource officer responded to a report of smoke from a room around 12:45 p.m. on May 7. The officer learned that the smoke was coming from a Chromebook laptop computer. A school staff member had thrown the computer out the window before theofficer arrived, according to police.
Laptop catches fire at Southington High School
Police determined that two boys—a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old—stuck objects into the laptop, causing it to catch fire.
The school was temporarily evacuated. No students or staff were injured, and no otherproperty was reported damaged, police said.
'It should be noted that this incident may have been influenced by an apparent TikTok trend referred to as the 'Chromebook Challenge,' which involves inserting metal objects into the Chromebook in [an] attempt to cause a fire,' police said.
The two teens were arrested and charged with reckless burning, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief, and second-degree breach of peace.
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