Southington police have arrested two teens who are suspected of setting a laptop on fire at Southington High School and they said they think this might have been connected to the “Chromebook Challenge” TikTok trend.
The school resource officer assigned to Southington High School responded to a report of smoke coming from a room in the building around 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7 and learned that smoke was coming from a Chromebook laptop and a school staff member had thrown the computer out the window, police said.
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WATCH HEREWhile investigating, police learned that two young men, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, stuck objects into the laptop, causing it to catch fire, police said.
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SIGN UP The school was temporarily evacuated and the Southington Fire Department responded.
Police said no students or staff were injured and no other property was reported to be damaged.
Police said this might have been influenced by a TikTok trend referred to as the “Chromebook Challenge.”
The two teens have been charged with reckless burning, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and breach of peace in the second degree.
They are scheduled to appear in court on May 15.
