A Twitch streamer’s subathon almost ended in disaster as her kitchen was nearly set aflame by a grease fire during a live cooking stream, though her chat was less than kind in their response to her efforts to put out the fire. This is far from the first time a dangerous incident has been caught on camera, with other streamers not only accidentally starting fires, but even content creators being robbed on Twitch.
Twitch is a livestreaming platform that became tremendously popular for its live game streaming services. While gaming certainly makes up its majority content, Twitch still serves as the leading platform for creative content sharing on a variety of subjects. Such examples include live broadcasts, teaching tools, and charity events. Twitch also encourages streamers to engage with their viewers in unique ways. Subathons, for example, are a popular trend where a streamer will set a timer and stream themselves doing a variety of activities. The catch is, their stream timer increases for each sub they receive during their stream. Notable subathon's include Ludwig's month-long stream in 2021, which saw millions of dollars raised for charity.
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A recent subathon from Twitch streamer kjanecaron ended in disaster when, while cooking for her viewers, an overheated pan began filling her kitchen with smoke. Shared to Twitter by Dexerto, a clip of the incident shows a grease fire erupting from the pan as smoke alarms blare in the background. kjanecaron panics and rushes the pan to a nearby sink to douse the flames with water. Unfortunately, this is a common and dangerous mistake, as water only intensifies a grease fire. The resulting emission of flame
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