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Police in the United Kingdom are warning about a dangerous new trend of teens lighting plastic garbage cans on fire and inhaling their fumes.
Authorities were prompted to speak out about the bizarre new craze after several "extremely dangerous" incidents were reported in the Greater Manchester area, the Mirror reports.
Dyes used to make the trash cans - more commonly known as wheelie bins in the U.K. - emit a fume when lit on fire that can produce a high when inhaled, much like other solvents such as glue or gas. Fumes from the plastic bins, however, are "highly toxic" and reportedly more dangerous than other solvents.
Also at The Sun and Manchester Evening News.
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Dangerous New Teen Trend: Burning Plastic Trash Cans, Inhaling Fumes
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"My life is a soap opera, but who gets the movie rights?"
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Saturday March 02 2019, @12:35AM
The worst we did was put a folded paper towel over the nozzle and huff lemon Pledge or whipped cream propellant.
The real clowns were a couple of druggie bitches who huffed paint, and they enjoyed it so much (" Gold is the tastiest flavor! ") that they would keep cans of spray paint in their purses at school.