Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is a term surrounding reported cases of the combustion of a human body (living or recently deceased) without an apparent external source of ignition[wiki]. Personally, for me, this is the weirdest thing that I have come across while researching some mysterious phenomenon.
SHC is a weird one, and, as far as I know, it remains totally unexplained. There have been hundreds of cases reported, most of the similarities.
Usually, the victim’s torso has burned away entirely, with only a small area of charring to the surroundings. Often, limbs also remain, scorched at the end but intact otherwise. Just a couple of cases:
In 1986 retired firefighter George Mott’s remains were discovered in his New York apartment. According to some sources, all that was left of him was “a leg, a shrunken skull, and pieces of his rib cage.” Mary Hardy Reeser spontaneously combusted while sitting in a chair in her Florida home.
Upon discovery, all that remained was the burned seat springs, some bones, a shrunken skull and one foot that was still wearing its slipper. Again, the burning was localized.
This is a small story but an abnormal phenomenon to that I have come across. I was stunned on how a person can burn by itself without any external ignition to burn the person.
Usually, the victim’s torso has burned away entirely, with only a small area of charring to the surroundings. Often, limbs also remain, scorched at the end but intact otherwise. Just a couple of cases:
In 1986 retired firefighter George Mott’s remains were discovered in his New York apartment. According to some sources, all that was left of him was “a leg, a shrunken skull, and pieces of his rib cage.” Mary Hardy Reeser spontaneously combusted while sitting in a chair in her Florida home.
Upon discovery, all that remained was the burned seat springs, some bones, a shrunken skull and one foot that was still wearing its slipper. Again, the burning was localized.
This is a small story but an abnormal phenomenon to that I have come across. I was stunned on how a person can burn by itself without any external ignition to burn the person.
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