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From http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/man-catches-fire-dies-london-street-haringey-john-nolan-70-age-police-appeal-metropolitan-a8111901.html
Police are appealing for information on the blaze that killed 70-year-old John Nolan Metropolitan Police
Horrified members of the public tried to put out the blaze but John Nolan died of his injuries
Lizzie Dearden | Home Affairs Correspondent | @lizziedearden 23 hours ago
A pensioner has died of his injuries after bursting into flames in unexplained circumstances in a London street.
Police are appealing for information on the blaze that killed 70-year-old John Nolan, a retired construction worker originally from Ireland.
Emergency services were called to reports of a man ablaze near his home in Haringey on 17 September.
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dawg day
(7,947 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(121,261 posts)shenmue
(38,538 posts)ClarendonDem
(720 posts)But also thought that was a myth?
sl8
(16,252 posts)shenmue
(38,538 posts)Binkie The Clown
(7,911 posts)The only question is what could possibly be the source of ignition? The word "spontaneous" kind of implies no cause, but of course there must always be a cause. Was he carrying lithium batteries in his pockets? Or a propane lighter? Or did he douse himself in gasoline on purpose? Who knows.
sl8
(16,252 posts)Being doused with gasoline would seem unlikely.
underpants
(187,049 posts)Kilgore
(1,754 posts)I saw it in the X-Files
2naSalit
(93,153 posts)reading about such events back in my childhood when much of my reading was spooky tales of ghosts and strange occurrences, particularly in the north eastern region. Human combustion was one of those unexplained oddities mentioned in many sources.
I have heard of this happening in the past but I don't recall how long ago.
Have to wonder.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous_human_combustion
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)murielm99
(31,484 posts)His name was Krook.