"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 ...

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 ...

Fractal wood burning may look artistic, but behind the beauty lies deadly danger. This documentary explores how the craft works, why it is so hazardous, and the tragic accidents linked to it.

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 ...

ROZEVILLE, Wis. -- A couple in Wisconsin was killed while trying to create art using a popular TikTok method. The Marathon County Sheriff's Office said they were called to a home on April 6 in ...

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 ...

“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 ...

In a case that initially perplexed officers, the Wisconsin couple Tanya Rodriguez, 44, and James Carolfi, 52, were found dead in their garage on April 6 after their house was ablaze. In what was ...

TOWN OF DAY – Two people found dead after an April 6 house fire in western Marathon County were electrocuted while making art with a "highly dangerous" method called fractal wood burning, officials ...

MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. – Two people found dead after a house fire this month were electrocuted while making art with a "highly dangerous" method called fractal wood burning, local officials said. The ...