the last reported case of spontaneous human combustion was in december 2010.
the last reported case of spontaneous human combustion was in december 2010.
when was the last reported case of spontaneous human combustion?
december 2010
in december 2010, the death of michael faherty in county galway, ireland, was recorded as "spontaneous combustion" by the coroner. the doctor, ciaran mcloughlin, made this statement at the inquiry into the death: "this fire was thoroughly investigated and i'm left with the conclusion that this fits into the category of spontaneous human combustion, for which there is no adequate explanation."
spontaneous human combustion
"spontaneous human combustion" refers to the death from a fire originating without an apparent external source of ignition; the fire is believed to start within the body of the victim. this idea, and the term "spontaneous human combustion", were both first proposed in 1746 by paul rolli in an article published in the "philosophical transactions" concerning the mysterious death of countess cornelia zangheri bandi. writing in "the british medical journal" in 1938, coroner gavin thurston describes the phenomenon as having "apparently attracted the attention not only of the medical profession but of the laity one hundred years ago" (referring to a fictional account published in 1834 in the frederick marryat cycle series). in his 1995 book "ablaze!", larry e. arnold wrote that there had been about 200 cited reports of spontaneous human combustion worldwide over a period of around 300 years.
spontaneous human combustion