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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-06-11 08:50 PMOriginal message Spontaneous combustion killed pensioner, rules coroner http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/spontane... A coroner in Ireland has ruled that a pensioner found dead at home perished as a result of spontaneous human combustion, in what is believed to be the first such case in the country's history.Michael Faherty's charred remains were discovered in his living room in Ballybane, Galway, three days before Christmas last year. The 76-year-old was found lying on his back with his head near an open fireplace. But forensic experts concluded that the fire was not the cause of the blaze that killed him. Nor did they find any accelerants at the scene and there was no evidence that anybody had entered or left.Baffled detectives said the only clues they could find were a scorched ceiling and floor around the badly burnt corpse, while the rest of the house had sustained only smoke damage.
GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-06-11 08:58 PMResponse to Original message 1. What about the wicking effect? Clothing in a fold of body fat turns into a candle of sorts when a spark or cigarette lands on it and burns the person up.
babydollhead (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-06-11 08:59 PMResponse to Original message 2. It's one of my favorite ways to go. My mind was blown by this concept when I was in 7th grade in the 70's.
Historic NY (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-06-11 09:36 PMResponse to Original message 5. I don't know about that....they always have the same senerio in England...this isn't the first one involving a fire in a fireplace or stove. They always end up in the same position.......call me a skeptic & I've had some certified training. "De Incendiis Corporis Humani Spontaneis." I've seen spontaneous combustion but its always involved a natural setting.
MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-06-11 09:49 PMResponse to Original message 7. So we have a coroner who needs to be relieved of their job
former9thward (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-06-11 09:58 PMResponse to Reply #7 9. Just because you deny science doesn't mean he has to.
MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-06-11 10:10 PMResponse to Reply #9 10. No way Just the opposite.SHC is pure and utter bunk and has nothing to do with science. Nice try but no way am I going to let you try and flip that around.
RagAss (1000+ posts) Thu Oct-06-11 10:16 PMResponse to Original message 12. You mean like the Dallas Cowboys did last Sunday?
