NEWINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A laptop fire evacuated Newington High School Thursday, local fire officials say. Fire officials said they were dispatched to the Willard Avenue school around 11:15 a.m., for ...

BEN STUDENTS HERE AT BROCKTON HIGH SCHOOL ARE ISSUED LAPTOPS THAT HAVE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES IN THEM. WE’RE TOLD THE ONE THAT THAT CAUGHT FIRE TODAY IS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD. AND THE DISTRICT WILL NOW ...

Two teenagers are facing charges in Southington after allegedly catching a school laptop on fire as part of TikTok trend. A school resource officer assigned to Southington High School responded to a ...

SOUTHINGTON, CT (WFSB) - Two Southington High School students faced multiple criminal charges after they set a laptop on fire last Wednesday as part of a dangerous TikTok trend. The boys were charged ...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Two students at Southington High School face charges after a laptop caught fire — an incident that police said was possibly influenced by a social media challenge trending ...

Centralia police arrested two juveniles on suspicion of arson last week, and now they are raising concerns about how social media may have influenced the middle school students. About 10:20 a.m. May ...

Fire officials in Massachusetts are warning about the dangers associated with a social media “challenge” that causes laptops to smoke and smolder. Fourteen such incidents have been reported in ...

LAKEVILLE, Mass. (WCVB) - A Massachusetts teen was in her room when she heard a pop, looked over at her bed and saw flames. Turns out, her laptop was to blame. A melted and burned out shell is all ...

Massachusetts fire officials issued a warning about a social media trend that is sparking concern. The trend suggests inserting a paper clip, pencil lead, or other conductive object into a laptop ...