Although I'm sure pre-teens and teenagers doing stupid things has, is, and forever will be something that happens, this report reminds me of all the news reports of kids and teenagers doing stupid things when the show Jackass was on MTV. MTV and the show had stated from the very beginning that they would not accept submissions from fans. Still, it didn't stop young people from trying the stunts and submitting tapes in hope of fame.
I also remember one time when I was in high school, a person I knew was with his friends doing some kind of stunt involving skateboarding over an open flame. Long story short, the person, who was wearing pants, didn't clear over and landed in the flames. The pants caught on fire, and he received 2nd to 3rd degree burns on his legs.