The process uses high-voltage transformers to run electrical currents through chemical-soaked wood. Thirty-three people have died from fractal wood burning since 2017. A Wisconsin couple died from ...

Wisconsin police said two people died while attempting to use a dangerous wood-burning technique that has become popular on social media. On Thursday, the Marathon County Sheriff's Office announced ...

IT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THE SISTER OF A COCO MAN KILLED LAST SUMMER HAS A WARNING ABOUT HOW HE DIED. IT HAPPENED WHILE HE USED ELECTRICITY TO BURN DESIGNS INTO WOOD. THAT’S RIGHT. THIS PROCESS ...

“You don't usually associate beautiful works of art with death,” is how the TV news program Inside Edition began its Sept. 2 report on the dangers of fractal burning, also known as Lichtenberg. The ...

Officials are warning about the dangers of a “pretty” TikTok trend following an investigation into two mysterious deaths in Wisconsin. Deputies responded to a residential fire on April 6 in Marathon ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." A craft hack for “fractal wood burning” is killing American DIYers. It’s an amateur rig made of a ...

A Wisconsin couple was electrocuted attempting a popular but dangerous wood-burning technique, law enforcement officials said. The "fractal burning" technique creates lightning-like etchings by using ...

In this video, sponsored by the American Association of Woodturners, a doctor of osteopathy describes the silent killer that can be fractal wood burning. Christopher C. Richardson, DO, is a physician ...

Tanya Rodriguez and James Carolfi died earlier this month while attempting "fractal wood burning," police said Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE. He started at ...