December 22, 2010Ballybane, Galway, IrelandMichael Faherty (76) dies in his home; his death is officially ruled spontaneous combustion Faherty was found in his sitting room, laying on his back with his head near an open fireplace, though the fireplace was determined not to have been the source of the fire. His body was “totally burnt,”…
Woman dies in fire, possibly the victim of spontaneous human combustion
November 8, 1964Upper Darby, PennsylvaniaHelen Conway (51) dies in a fire in — what some have argued — a case of spontaneous human combustion At the time of her death, Conway was being visited by two of her grandchildren, ages 6 and 8. At some point, a neighbor noticed smoke coming from the home and…