A woman shared the moment that she discovered her couch began smoking because of the sun's reflection cast off of a small makeup mirror, as seen in a now-viral video.

Lydia Cooke's video amassed nearly 14 million views since she shared it on her TikTok account @lydiacooke.

"Commence house fire fear," read the caption of the video.

StaySafe.org published a list of suggestions for people to consider to avoid a fire in their homes, including unplugging items that are not in use, not smoking in the home and reducing clutter.

"Clutter in your home is actually one way that fires can not only start spontaneously but also that they can spread excessively," the organization said. "By keeping less clutter in your home you'll be able to cut down on your risk and also make it more likely that you can save your home in the event of a fire."

Cooke's video shows a thin ribbon of smoke floating above a couch cushion as a beam of light formed a circle on the cushion.

"I was today years old when I learnt how house fires can start," the text over the video read.

In a second video, Cooke showed the small makeup mirror, which had a magnified side.

She explained that she was doing her eyebrows in front of the window while using the mirror, but it was cloudy outside.

Cooke told Newsweek in an email that the mirror is typically kept in the bathroom cupboard. She stood in the natural light in the window to do her brows and placed the mirror on the floor.

After doing some work in the kitchen, the weather cleared up and the sun came out.

"Turned around and just saw this weird smoke coming from the sofa, so obviously had no idea what was going on," Cooke said.

She said she was not sure how long the cushion was smoking and noted there was no smell.

"I was extremely lucky to spot it by chance," Cooke said. "The event has left a small black mark on the sofa which looks similar to a cigarette burn if you like."

She said she began recording the video because if there was any damage done, she wanted to show her landlord what happened to cause it.

After speaking with her landlord, Cooke said moving the mirror back to the cupboard fixed the issue and she did not have to change the layout of her living space.

Addressing some commenters who asked if she has blinds or curtains, she said she does have blinds but prefers natural light.

"Because this has never happened before, it wasn't built into me to think I should have them closed," Cooke said. "It's been an amazing summer, it's been sunny all year and it's never happened."

Viewers took to the comments section to share their thoughts on what happened.

"That's my biggest fear, every time I go out for a longer time I remove all shiny things from my window," a viewer wrote.

"Girl I am SO SO happy you caught that," another viewer commented. "I'm glad you're safe. So scary."

Some revealed that they experienced a similar situation.

"I've had curtains catch when a thin beam of light came through from just the right angle," one TikTok user said.

"This happened to me as well," another viewer said. "It literally burned a hole in a t-shirt laying on the sofa, but fortunately it didn't fully catch fire. So scary!"

Cooke said that she noticed many viewers left helpful comments on her video suggesting how to prevent house fires, like installing certain window films and avoiding hanging crystals.

"I would also like to note that people shouldn't feel the need to live in darkness by closing all their blinds and curtains with anxiety of this happening to them," she said. "There are ways to avoid this whilst still enjoying natural light in your home."

Other social media posts have circulated showing a brush with fire.

A video showed several rows of paper towels on fire in a Walmart location, while another clip showed viewers why it was important to close bedroom doors before going to sleep.

One social media post featured a photograph of a blocked fire exit at work.

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