The young boy suffered second-degree burns to his face and hands, and doctors at Loyola University Medical Center had to cut away dead skin, his mother told CBS News. Fortunately for Caleb, he didn’t ...

Caleb Grubb suffered severe facial burns after a Needoh cube exploded in a microwave oven at his Plainfield home Jan. 20.

One mom raised awareness about a dangerous TikTok trend that left her son hospitalized with severe burns. “On TikTok, a viral ...

Sadly, this is not the first time this has happened. A similar accident was reported last year by the New York Post, ...

A 9-year-old boy in Illinois was hospitalized with severe burns after a TikTok trend inspired him to put his NeeDoh — a popular sensory toy — in the microwave.

A 9-year-old boy is recovering after a popular toy caused second-degree burns to his face and hands. Caleb Chabolla, a fourth-grader in Illinois, was injured after heating up a NeeDoh in the microwave ...

A 9-year-old boy suffered severe burns after microwaving a popular toy, the NeeDoh Nice Cube, as part of a TikTok trend, ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Caleb Chabolla, a 9-year-old Plainfield boy, is on the mend two weeks after putting a simple toy in the microwave. In a matter of seconds, it exploded, causing burns to his face. "He ...

A 9-year-old boy in Chicago was nearly blinded after he was inspired by an old TikTok trend to microwave his NeeDoh sensory toy — which exploded in his face. Caleb Chabolla, 9, heated up his NeeDoh ...