A MAN who burned to death in his own home died of spontaneous human combustion, a coroner has ruled.
Dr Kieran McLoughlin said it was the first time in his 25 years as a coroner he had returned such a verdict.
But the death of Michael Faherty (76) in Galway could not be explained any other way.
Gardai and fire officers had never come across such a phenomenon either. - Inquest baffled by OAP's spontaneous combustion - News, Frontpage - Herald.ie:
Further resources and reference material on Spontaneous Human Combustion:
- BBC website - Does spontaneous human combustion exist?
- How Stuff Works - Spontaneous Human Combustion
- mental_floss Seven Cases of Spontaneous Human Combustion