{"id":32762,"date":"2026-03-02T03:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=32762"},"modified":"2026-03-02T03:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T19:27:35","slug":"ite-east-students-set-toilet-paper-on-fire-in-washroom-criticised-for-dangerous-behaviour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=32762","title":{"rendered":"ITE East students set toilet paper on fire in washroom, criticised for dangerous behaviour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Students criticised for lighting toilet paper pile on fire in washroom<\/h2>\n<p>A video circulating on social media platforms has drawn attention to a group of ITE College East students.<\/p>\n<p>The footage showed them\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVOQ8jWk0hE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lighting a pile of toilet paper on fire<\/a> in what appears to be the school\u2019s washroom.<\/p>\n<p>The fire eventually grew in size, before being put out by the same group of students.<\/p>\n<h3>Students stack sheets of toilet paper, set it on fire<\/h3>\n<p>The video was posted by @singaporeviral_sg2.0 onto Instagram on 27 Feb. However, it is unclear when the incident happened.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, a teen can be seen holding a lighter near a pile of toilet paper on the floor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704662\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704662\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704662 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ezgif.com-optimize-24.gif\" alt=\"teens light toilet paper on fire\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/854;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-704662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @singaporeviral_sg2.0 on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the background, another teen excitedly says that they may actually start a fire.<\/p>\n<p>Upon hearing his comment, two other students continue to stack more toilet paper on top of the existing pile.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704663\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704663\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704663 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ezgif.com-optimize-26.gif\" alt=\"adding paper to pile\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/854;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-704663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @singaporeviral_sg2.0 on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cGet ready ah, get ready ah,\u201d exclaims one of the teens.<\/p>\n<p>The fire can then be seen growing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704664\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704664\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704664 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ezgif.com-optimize-27.gif\" alt=\"fire grows\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/854;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-704664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @singaporeviral_sg2.0 on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now faced with a rather large flame, the students proceed to stomp on the pile in an effort to stop the growing blaze.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<iframe id=\"answers-client-69a492f0a9fef\" class=\"answers-client\" src=\"\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704668\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704668\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704668 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ezgif.com-optimize-29.gif\" alt=\"more students try to stop fire\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/854;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-704668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @singaporeviral_sg2.0 on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eventually, after about 30 seconds of frantic stomping, they appear to put out the fire.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704669\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704669\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704669 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ezgif.com-optimize-30.gif\" alt=\"teens put out fire\" width=\"480\" height=\"854\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/854;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-704669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: @singaporeviral_sg2.0 on Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Netizens unamused, criticise the dangerous actions<\/h3>\n<p>Most netizens were critical of the teens\u2019 actions, and called on the school and the police to take action.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704676\" style=\"width: 509px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704676\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704676 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131138-ezgif.com-censor.png\" alt=\"call on police to take action\" width=\"499\" height=\"77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131138-ezgif.com-censor.png 499w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131138-ezgif.com-censor-150x23.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 499px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 499\/77;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-704676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Others questioned why the teens did not think to use water to put out the fire, given their location.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704683\" style=\"width: 507px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704683\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704683 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131051-ezgif.com-censor.png\" alt=\"why never use water\" width=\"497\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131051-ezgif.com-censor.png 497w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131051-ezgif.com-censor-150x22.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 497px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 497\/72;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-704683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>One commenter also called out the teens for being ungrateful, and wasting resources.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_704686\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-704686\" class=\"size-full wp-image-704686 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131743-ezgif.com-censor.png\" alt=\"ungrateful students\" width=\"494\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131743-ezgif.com-censor.png 494w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot2026-02-27131743-ezgif.com-censor-150x27.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 494px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 494\/88;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-704686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Based off their attire, the students are believed to be from the School of Electronics &amp; Info-comm Technology faculty in ITE College East.<\/p>\n<p><em>MS News<\/em> has reached out to ITE East for comments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/students-light-firecrackers-frogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 students in Taiwan light firecrackers in frog\u2019s mouth, post video online for views<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"W3eaBFG3xa\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/students-light-firecrackers-frogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2 students in Taiwan light firecrackers in frog\u2019s mouth, post video online for views<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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