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Fire officials said 21 people at an event hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins suffered burns while walking across hot coals, and three of the injured were treated at hospitals.
The injuries took place during the first day Thursday of a four-day event at the San Jose Convention Center hosted by Robbins called “Unleash the Power Within.”
Most of those hurt had second- and third-degree burns, said San Jose Fire Department Capt. Reggie Williams.
Walking across hot coals heated between 1,200 to 2,000 degrees provides attendees an opportunity to “understand that there is absolutely nothing you can’t overcome,” according to the self-help guru’s Web site.
Robbins Research International said that 6,000 attendees of the event walked across the coals Thursday.
Organizers had an “open-burn permit,” medical staff at the event, and a fire inspector there, Williams said.
Witness Jonathan Correll told the San Jose Mercury News that he “heard wails of pain, screams of agony.”