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Help docs! i'm trying to find out what causes spontaneous human combustion?

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Dr. Robert Alexander answered

Specializes in Plastic Surgery

Unknown: Shc have resulted in hypotheses regarding potential causes and mechanisms, including victim behavior and habits, alcohol consumption and proximity to potential sources of ignition, as well as the behavior of fires that consume melted fats.

Answered 1/5/2014

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