The mummified body of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun burst into flames inside his sarcophagus after a botched attempt to embalm him, according to scientists in a new documentary. After his death in 1323 BC, Tutankhamun was rapidly embalmed and buried, but fire investigators believe a chemical reaction caused by embalming oils used on his mummy sparked the blaze. A fragment of flesh from the boy pharaoh, whose tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter and the Earl of Carnarvon, was tested by researchers who confirmed his body was burnt while sealed in his coffin. Fire: Tutankhamun burst into flame inside his sarcophagus because of a chemical reaction from the chemicals he was embalmed with
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The Egyptian boy pharaoh 'burst into flame after chemical reaction'
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His body caught fire inside sarcophagus thanks to embalming fluid
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Scientists also believe a chariot crash was the cause of his death
He became pharaoh at the age of 10 in 1333 @placeholder and ruled for just nine years until his death.