A failed attempt at an Elf on the Shelf prank resulted in a family’s home nearly going up in flames, after a mum searched for the origin of a burning smell only to find the toy’s face ‘cremated’.
Max Oliver had just brought the mischievous-looking elf into her family home and after crawling into bed, asked her partner to set up their latest scene for her five-year-old son Charlie to wake up to in the morning.
Just 15 minutes later, the undeniable smell of burning plastic started spreading through the house and her boyfriend raced upstairs shouting that something was on fire.
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