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2naSalit

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12. I recall

Reply to Kilgore (Reply #10)

Sat Dec 16, 2017, 04:44 PM

Dec 2017

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

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Man dies after bursting into flames in unexplained circumstances in London street [View all] sl8 Dec 2017 OP

Was he a drummer for Spinal tap? dawg day Dec 2017 #1

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You beat me to it... The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #7

Spontaneous combustion? shenmue Dec 2017 #3

That was my thought ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #4

It's definitely a real thing for oily rags & compost piles, not sure about Londoners. n/t sl8 Dec 2017 #5

Do people explode in London more than anywhere else? shenmue Dec 2017 #11

Animal fat, including human fat, is highly flammable. Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #6

The fire brigade found no evidence of accelerants. sl8 Dec 2017 #9

Where's Nimoy when we need him? underpants Dec 2017 #8

Spontaneous Hunan Combustion is a fact Kilgore Dec 2017 #10

I recall 2naSalit Dec 2017 #12

What's the Dickens novel that has spontaneous combustion? Bleak House? bobbieinok Dec 2017 #13

Yes. murielm99 Dec 2017 #14