PICTURE: SCREENSHOT/ BOYS SMOKING FIRE EXTINGUISHER
The City of Johannesburg Emergency Services have issued a stern warning against smoking or deliberately inhaling the contents of a fire extinguisher.
The warning was accompanied by an urge to the parents to educate their children about the dangers, and a video of school boys who were taking turns smoking the contents of a fire extinguisher.
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“Smoking/deliberately inhaling the contents of a Fire Extinguisher is extremely dangerous. (It) can lead to serious health issues, including respiratory distress, seizures and potentially death. Parents are urged to educate their children about the dangers,” read the statement.
Smoking/deliberately inhaling the contents of a Fire Extinguisher is extremely dangerous,can lead to serious health issues,including respiratory distress,seizures and potentially death,@CityofJoburgZA Parents are urged to educate their children about the dangers @CoJPublicSafety pic.twitter.com/Zll7Mi8Cp6
— City of Joburg EMS (@CityofJoburgEMS) March 16, 2026
SABC News has shared a video of a Johannesburg EMS personnel condemning the act of smoking the contents of a fire extinguisher.
[WATCH] Johannesburg emergency services has condemned a viral video showing learners inhaling fire extinguisher contents, a latest trend among youth called “chuff,” warning it can cause seizures and death.#sabcnews #UpdateAtNoon pic.twitter.com/UFEY04xUlI
— SABC News Radio (@SABCNews_Radio) March 17, 2026
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X (formerly Twitter) weighed in:
These boys are smoking a fire extinguisher to impress their friends , not considering the fact that what they are smoking is super toxic pic.twitter.com/JWd2Cyv2gc
— Isht is crazy man! (@ishtCrayCray) March 16, 2026
You have got to be freaking kidding me!!!
What the heck is wrong with these idiots!!! Who wakes up and decides to inhale the fumes of a fire extinguisher. 🤬🇿🇦https://t.co/JwybOdACr6— Megan S. (@SimplyMegszcpt) March 16, 2026
Wait. Is this a fire extinguisher they’re snuffing from? 😳
pic.twitter.com/pCkZKdTnqo— Alice VL (@RiseAgainstEvil) March 16, 2026
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