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I think we're running a bit low on spontaneous human combustion (SHC) threads here at WS, so, even though I scoff at the notion, this newsmaker from Galway caught my eye:
OAP dies of 'spontaneous human combustion' in his sitting room
Sorry, but I'm not buying the "blaze in open fireplace did not cause death" theory. As in most every "SHC" case there is an external source of flame present in the room. Fascinating stuff, though!
OAP dies of 'spontaneous human combustion' in his sitting room
"OAP" = "old age pensioner," btw. Coroner records first ever case in Ireland
Only scorch marks on ceiling and floor where he was standing
Mysterious death mirrored Krook's in Bleak House
Much more, with pictures, "How the human body can become an 'inside out candle'" sidebar, etc., at Daily Mail link above.A baffled coroner has ruled that a man who burned to death in his home died as a result of spontaneous human combustion.
Dr Ciaran McLoughlin, the coroner for West Galway in Ireland, said that although Michael Faherty, 76, had been found lying on his back close to a fire in an open fireplace, that blaze had NOT caused his death.
He said a detailed investigation into all other possibilities had offered no other explanation, so he was delivering such a verdict for the first time in his 25 years as a coroner.
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Sorry, but I'm not buying the "blaze in open fireplace did not cause death" theory. As in most every "SHC" case there is an external source of flame present in the room. Fascinating stuff, though!