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(HealthDay) – An Indianapolis teenager suffered serious burns after his friends poured him boiling water as part of a phenomenon called "Hot Water Challenge".
The boiling water was poured on Kyland Clark, 15, while he was sleeping. He suffered second-degree burns on his body and face, Fox News . The incident occurred after Clark and his friends watched videos of the challenge on YouTube.
Clark spent a week in the hospital. His doctors hope the pigment will come back in Clark's face in a few months.
Last summer, an 11-year-old girl in New York was burned in her face and chest after friends poured hot water on her. Also last summer, an 8-year-old girl was injured in her throat after trying to drink boiling water with straw, Fox News .
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