‘Fire challenge’ leaves Michigan boy, 12, with severe burns after friend set him on fire

Jason Cleary is attended to by physicians after being burned on his chin, chest and stomach as part of a social media challenge where children set each other on fire. Courtesy: WDIV
By Phil Helsel
A Michigan mother whose 12-year-old son was badly burned after a friend set him on fire in a social media stunt is warning others about the “fire challenge.”
Tabitha Cleary of Dearborn Heights told NBC affiliate WDIV of Detroit that her son Jason suffered second-degree burns