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  2. Spontaneous human combustion - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Wick effect - Wikipedia

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    The body took some time to ignite and burned at a very high temperature with low flames. The heat collected at the top of the room and melted a television. However, the flames caused very little damage to the surroundings, and the body burned for a number of hours before it was extinguished and examined.

  4. Cameron Todd Willingham - Wikipedia

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    After the fire, the police investigation determined that the fire had been started using some form of a liquid accelerant. This evidence included a finding of char patterns in the floor in the shape of "puddles," a finding of multiple starting points of the fire, and a finding that the fire had burned "fast and hot," all considered to indicate a fire that had been ignited with the help of a ...

  5. Model Dayle Haddon died of suspected carbon monoxide ... - AOL

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    A byproduct of combustion, or burning, CO can leak from everyday appliances like stoves, dryers, water heaters or gas fireplaces, or from car or truck engine exhaust. Gas appliances are designed ...

  6. Burn - Wikipedia

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    In large burns (over 30% of the total body surface area), there is a significant inflammatory response. [51] This results in increased leakage of fluid from the capillaries, [22] and subsequent tissue edema. [2] This causes overall blood volume loss, with the remaining blood suffering significant plasma loss, making the blood more concentrated. [2]

  7. Aerosol burn - Wikipedia

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    An aerosol frostbite of the skin is an injury to the body caused by the pressurized gas within an aerosol spray cooling quickly, with the sudden drop in temperature sufficient to cause frostbite to the applied area. [1] Medical studies have noted an increase of this practice, known as "frosting", in pediatric and teenage patients. [2] [3]

  8. Inconvenient truths about the fires burning in Los Angeles ...

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    Ignitions downwind and across streets are typically from showers of burning embers from burning structures.” This fundamental misunderstanding has likewise led to a misunderstanding of prevention.

  9. ‘Memories of a Burning Body’ Review: Women Rebel Against a ...

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    There’s an unexpected implication when Antonella Sudasassi Furniss exposes the parameters of her film set at the start of “Memories of a Burning Body,” following lead Sol Carabello into one ...