Viral Clip of Christmas Tree Fire Is Outdated

On Thursday, social media users circulated a video showing a large Christmas tree engulfed in flames with smoke clouds rising in what appears to be a mall decorated for the Christmas season.

Users sharing the footage claimed the fire recently occurred in China and suggested that such incidents are often caused by faulty electrical wiring or overloaded outlets.

“A Christmas tree caught on fire in China. This tends to happen a lot due to poor electrical wiring and overloaded outlets,” a user wrote on X.

“DEVELOPING: A Christmas tree caught on caused havoc in China as it burned, although the Chinese have great lighting they have terrible wiring which makes this fairly common,” another user wrote.