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.

Bizarre cases through the years of humans spontaneously combusting and dying have led to questions and theories about these incidents. In the latest episode of TMZ’s "Strange and Suspicious," a panel ...

Scientifically speaking, spontaneous combustion is a real phenomenon, and not just a plot device in novels. In December 2010, Michael Faherty died in his home in Galway, Ireland. His body was found ...

An image posted on an Upstate Facebook page Tuesday showing a house fire caused by the spontaneous combustion of landscaping mulch has led to a lot of questions and some very harsh comments. The ...

A recent rash of fire calls caused by spontaneous combustion has area fire officials shaking their heads at the rarity of several in a row. The act itself seems mysterious and complicated — a fire ...

SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. - Officials with the Rural Metro Fire Department released details surrounding a house fire in the far East Valley that possibly started as a spontaneous combustion. According to ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A home valued at half a million dollars caught fire on Tuesday night and the Baton Rouge Fire Department says the cause was spontaneous combustion. Crews responded to a house ...

A Virginia fire marshal is warning homeowners about the dangers of mulch, which can spontaneously combust and cause extensive damage, after a recent fire ignited by the common gardening and ...

As if Western Washington residents unaccustomed to sunshine and hot weather didn’t have enough to deal with — sunglasses? sunscreen? water bottle? — add another hazard to the list: spontaneous ...