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A 13-year-old girl has been in the hospital for over two weeks
after suffering third-degree burns while apparently attempting
to imitate a video she saw on social media, said her family, who
are speaking out in case they can help prevent it from happening
to someone else.

Destini Crane, of Portland, Oregon, severely burned her neck and
right arm and has had to undergo three skin-grafting surgeries
after her family believes she was trying to copy a video on the
popular video app TikTok.

The incident happened on May 13 in their home's bathroom, her
sister, Andrea Crane, told ABC News. Destini is currently unable
to speak to tell them what happened. But based on what they
found in the bathroom and after talking to her friends, they
believe the seventh grader -- who "lived for TikToks," her
mother said -- was trying to copy a TikTok video in which
someone draws a shape using a flammable liquid on a mirror and
then lights it on fire.

Destini brought into the bathroom a candle, lighter and bottle
of rubbing alcohol, which they believe exploded in the poorly
ventilated space, setting her and other items on fire, her
sister said. When they retrieved Destini's phone, TikTok was
still recording video, her mother, Kimberly Crane, told ABC News.

PHOTO: Destini Crane in an undated photo.
Courtesy Kimberly Crane
Courtesy Kimberly Crane
Destini Crane in an undated photo.
"I was in the living room talking with my mom, and I heard her
scream my name," Kimberly Crane recalled. "So I went and opened
the bathroom door and everything was on fire. Destini was on
fire. Things in the bathroom were on fire."

Kimberly Crane brought her daughter outside and ultimately
pulled her burning shirt off, she said. A neighbor had called
911.

MORE: Mother speaks out after daughter attempts 'fire
challenge': She was 'in flames from her knees to her hair'
Destini has been in the intensive care unit ever since, and her
family is hoping she will be able to move to the burn unit soon
for further care. She will likely need several more months to
recover, including inpatient rehabilitation to regain use of her
arm and mobility in her neck, shoulders and fingers, her sister
said.

"Because of the burns she's going to have limited mobility,"
Andrea Crane said. "That is just going to be a lifelong thing,
of her doing physical therapy to keep her mobility."

PHOTO: : Destini Crane, 13, was hospitalized with third-degree
burns after apparently attempting to imitate a TikTok video,
said her family, who now want to warn others about what happened
to her.
Courtesy Kimberly Crane
Courtesy Kimberly Crane
Destini Crane, 13, was hospitalized with third-degree burns
after apparently attempting to imitat...Read More
Destini has been on pain medication, her family said, and they
believe she knows she is in the hospital but doesn't fully
comprehend what happened to her.

"I know that when she wakes up and fully understands, she's
probably going to freak out," her mother said. "But honestly I
think that she's strong enough to get through it."

The family has said their church and Destini's school have been
supportive since the incident happened. Andrea Crane, a student
at Western Oregon University in Monmouth, has also moved back
home to help care for her sister, who loves to skateboard and
play the online game Roblox.

"We've always been our unit," she said. "Being in Monmouth just
wasn't an option for me, with wanting to be here and my family
needing me."

PHOTO: Destini Crane with her mother, Kimberly Crane, in an
undated photo.
Courtesy Kimberly Crane
Courtesy Kimberly Crane
Destini Crane with her mother, Kimberly Crane, in an undated
photo.
The two are sharing their story to hopefully encourage other
families to be more present in children's social media use.

"I just wasn't present with her," Andrea Crane said. "When she
showed me TikToks and when she showed me what she was doing, I
would be like, 'Oh I'm busy,' or, 'I'm doing schoolwork.'"

"It's really important to be present with your children, because
we can monitor them, we have parental controls, we can do all
that all we want, but things slip through," she said. "And so
it's really important to be present with your children and have
that transparency of, 'Hey what are you into what? What are you
doing right now?'"

MORE: Warning for parents over new viral 'Fire Challenge'
The minimum age for TikTok is 13, according to the app's terms
of service.

The children's online safety organization Internet Matters
advises that teens "may be tempted to take risks to get more of
a following or likes on a video so it’s important to talk about
what they share."

Common Sense Media recommends that parents share an account with
kids over 13 so they can "keep an eye on what your kid is
viewing and posting."

PHOTO: Destini Crane in an undated photo.
Courtesy Kimberly Crane
Courtesy Kimberly Crane
Destini Crane in an undated photo.
Parents can limit content that may not be appropriate for all
users by enabling the "restricted mode" in the account.

ABC News has reached out to TikTok for comment.

Amid reports of the so-called skull-breaker challenge last year,
a prank that left some children with severe injuries, TikTok
said in a post to its newsroom that "we do not allow content
that encourages or replicates dangerous challenges that might
lead to injury."

"More importantly, we encourage everyone to exercise caution in
their behavior whether online or off," the company said. "Nobody
wants their friends or family to get hurt filming a video or
trying a stunt."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/13-year-girl-severely-burned-imitating- tiktok-video/story?id=77980454
 

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