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Spontaneous Human Combustion - A study into the mystery.  

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Spontaneous Human Combustion A study into the mystery By Chris Rowan 1 Introduction Ms SAFFIN IN FLAMES In September 1982, a mentally handicapped women from London, Jeannie Saffin aged 61, burst into flames while sitting on a wooden Windsor chair in the kitchen of her home in Edmonton. Her father, who was seated at a nearby table, said that he saw a flash of light out of the corner of his eye and turned to Jeannie to ask if she had seen it. He was astonished to find that she was enveloped in flames, mainly around her face and hands. Mr Saffin said Jeannie did not cry or move, but merely sat there with her hands in her lap. He then pulled her over to the sink, starting trying to douse the flames with water and called to his son-in-law, Donald Carroll. The younger man ran into the kitchen to see Jeannie standing with flames 'roaring'...

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