A teacher saw the smoking laptop. Police and fire officials arrived at the high school at 9:13 a.m., responding to a fire that forced the entire school to evacuate.

Many children and teens in the U.S. are addicted to smartphones and laptops, but their parents are oblivious. Yet compulsive ...

Elon Musk’s legal team claims he “does not use a computer,” despite the tech mogul’s many social media posts about his laptop ...

Students believed to have set a laptop on fire at their school may have been inspired by a social media challenge. On Thursday, around 10:20 a.m., Centralia police and the Riverside Fire Authority ...

Lexington firefighters raced to Southern Middle School Thursday afternoon when a student attempted to mimic a national trend called the “Social Media Laptop Fire Challenge,” shorting out their ...

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 ...

STOW— State Fire Marshal Jon Davine and Massachusetts fire chiefs are urging parents and educators to talk to youngsters about the risk of fire and injury posed by a recent social media ...

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 ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Lexington middle school was evacuated on Thursday after a student attempted the "Social Media Laptop Fire Challenge," a trend that encourages students to short out ...

The viral “Social Media Laptop Fire Challenge” happened at Bryan Station Middle School in Lexington and West Jessamine Middle School in Nicholasville, Kentucky.

CENTRALIA, Wash. — Students believed to have set a laptop on fire at their school may have been inspired by a social media challenge. On Thursday, around 10:20 a.m., Centralia police and the ...