Strange reports have claimed humans spontaneously burst into flames, but science can explain how bodies sometimes act like a candle wick

Dec 17 2022 by Business Insider

 
Firemen shoveled rubble at spot where the disintegrated body of a woman was found in her Florida apartment in 1951.

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In the past 300 years, there have been roughly 200 accounts of humans spontaneously bursting into flames. The rare phenomenon has been attributed to the supernatural, obesity, and intestinal gases. But forensic experts say the prevalent scientific explanation is known as the wick effect.

In December 2010, a 76-year-old man burned to death on his living...

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