Youth suffers burn injuries after ‘fire hair cut’ goes wrong

Valsad (Gujarat): A youth suffered burn injuries after a ‘Fire Hair Cut’ went horribly wrong. 

The mishap happened when the barber failed to give the controlled cut. The youth is being treated in a government hospital in Surat.

Vapi Town police station Assistant Sub Inspector Mayuriben told IANS that Valsad hospital informed the police station that Arif Shah, a resident of Vapi, was brought to the government hospital for burn injuries.

According to the primary information, Arif had gone for a haircut at Banti Saloon on Wednesday, when he requested the barber for the ‘fire haircut’. While the barber was cutting the hair, the victim’s friend was video recording it as the youth was active on social media and wished to post his fire haircut on his Instagram page.

After spraying chemicals, when the barber lit the matchstick, the entire head caught fire. The victim suffered injuries on his face, neck, and chest. The video clip of the incident went viral on social media.

The victim was shifted to Surat government hospital for further treatment. Mayuriben told IANS the investigation will begin only after recording the statement of the victim and the barber and all those present in the saloon at the time of the accident.

‘Fire haircut’ has been trending in India, especially among the youth, and women with long hair go for it. The barber first applies flammable powder on the hair and later sets it on fire and then cuts it with scissors.