MrBeast Traps Contestant in Burning Building, Defends Safety Protocols Afterward

MrBeast‘s standing by his choice to trap a stuntman inside a burning building for a cash prize … arguing the guy’s a pro and firefighters were on standby … so, it was all totally safe.

Here’s the deal … the YouTube star recently posted a video which pushed a stuntman to the absolute limit — firing him out of a cannon, surviving massive explosions … and even getting tied up in a house before it’s lit on fire.

It’s this last stunt many people online popped off about … and, if you watch the clip, it’s not hard to see why.

The man escapes from a series of ropes before grabbing a couple duffel bags, breaking a glass door and dropping them outside.

Instead of running from the fire, the stuntman heads back into the building … grabbing more bags and repeating the process. By the end, he’s grabbed five bags — $250K — and his shoes are on fire, as the room inside is fully engulfed in flames.

Some on social media called MrBeast a psychopath for setting up this dangerous test … while others say it’s a dumb move — ’cause you can never make situations like these 100% safe.

However, MrBeast says everything was aboveboard … writing on X, “If you’re curious obviously we had ventilation for the smoke and a kill switch to cut off the fires. We had professionals test this extensively and the guy in the video as stated is a professional stunt man. I take safety more serious than you could ever imagine.”