Dr McLoughlin said he had consulted medical textbooks and carried out other research in an attempt to find an explanation. He said Professor Bernard Knight, in his book on forensic pathology, had written about spontaneous combustion and noted that such reported cases were almost always near an open fireplace or chimney. Retired professor of pathology Mike Green said he had examined one suspected case in his career.
He said he would not use the term spontaneous combustion, as there had to be some source of ignition, possibly a lit match or cigarette.
He said the circumstances in the Galway case were very similar to other possible cases. Mr Green said he doubted explanations centred on divine intervention.
I go for the practical, the mundane explanation," he said. According to Ford, a buildup of acetone in the body which can result from alcoholism, diabetes or a specific kind of diet can lead to spontaneous combustion. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Twice a week we compile our most fascinating features and deliver them straight to you.
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In a highly dramatic tale which mirrors claims of blue flames and SHC, but diverts from the recurring theme of victims dying in their living rooms, Maybelle Andrews was reportedly taken over by a flame in To test the theory , Mr Ford marinated abdominal tissue from pigs in acetone - a highly flammable substance which the body produces in reaction to alcoholism, fat-free dieting and diabetes — and set it alight.
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