[bitter.noc]

Karnan Perumal and his wife Rajeshwari from Tamil Nadu, India, were delighted when she gave birth to her a son Rahul on May 22, 2013.

On the ninth day of his birth, Rajeshwari suddenly heard Rahul screaming from inside the hut and ran into the house, where she saw the cotton cloth covering his abdomen, on fire.

The couple immediately took their son to hospital, but the doctors were mystified. Later, the parents returned home, hoping this bizarre and disturbing occurrence would not repeat itself.

A few days later, his stomach, thighs and legs suffered 'spontaneous' burns and their thatched roof hut was also partially damaged in the fire.

After spending a fortnight at the government hospital, the trio went to Karna's parents home and live with them.

Rahul burned a third time on July 31, As a result, the family have now been forced to move from their village, due to their neighbours’ fears that the baby could cause a serious fire.

In the first week of August, Rahul caught fire again. The couple took the child to be examined at a hospital in the city of Chennai, where the doctors are equally baffled.

Exact cause of burn have not ye been identified even after series of tests. The doctors are now considering baby Rahul might be a victim of one of the strangest and most mysterious of phenomena — spontaneous human combustion.

Spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is a term that refers cases of the burning of a living human body without an apparent external source of ignition.

[LrlynJy]

maybe it was stomach gas leaking out and ignited.

[LrlynJy]

Oh i know guys... i am being stupid again. get used to it. its my norm

[divreaper]

Dhalsim springs to mind

[kellyhound]

Originally Posted by bitter.noc ↗

The doctors are now considering baby Rahul might be a victim of one of the strangest and most mysterious of phenomena — spontaneous human combustion.

In August 2013, Rahul, a two and one half months-old infant from Tamil Nadu, India, was admitted to the Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, having four reported burn injuries since birth.

Initial tests ruled out any abnormalities, and further results led the hospital to conclude that it was not spontaneous human combustion.

The baby's mother used to live in another village which had come in the news in 2004, when residents had complained that their homes spontaneously burst into flames.

Investigations had shown that phosphorus hidden in cow dung had been present in the huts; phosphorus has a low ignition point and can cause fires.

[Oswald2001]

Münchausen syndrome by proxy

"Münchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP or MBP) is a behaviour pattern in which a caregiver fabricates, exaggerates, or induces health problems in those who are in their care. With deception at its core, this behaviour is an elusive, potentially lethal, and frequently misunderstood form of child abuse or medical neglect that has been difficult to define, detect, and confirm."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BC...drome_by_proxy

[corpsehands]

Goodness gracious great babies of fire.

[MesaGrande]

Originally Posted by Oswald2001 ↗

Münchausen syndrome by proxy

"Münchausen syndrome by proxy (MSBP or MBP) is a behaviour pattern in which a caregiver fabricates, exaggerates, or induces health problems in those who are in their care. With deception at its core, this behaviour is an elusive, potentially lethal, and frequently misunderstood form of child abuse or medical neglect that has been difficult to define, detect, and confirm."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BC...drome_by_proxy

Might be.

Self combustion is rare and almost all of the incidents share the same lines:
The recorded cases have these things in common:

The victims are chronic alcoholics;

They are usually elderly females;

The body has not burned spontaneously, but some lighted substance has come into contact with it;

The hands and feet usually fall off;

The fire has caused very little damage to combustible things in contact with the body;

The combustion of the body has left a residue of greasy and fetid ashes, very offensive in odour.

[Oswald2001]

I have never heard of one - genuine - case of 'spontaneous combustion' or 'self combustion'.

That's because it has never happened.

[MesaGrande]

Originally Posted by Oswald2001 ↗

I have never heard of one - genuine - case of 'spontaneous combustion' or 'self combustion'.

That's because it has never happened.

It is just a term used instead "There's no adequate explanation"