Can people suddenly and inexplicably explode into a ball of fire? It sounds like something in a horror film, but some people believe it happens. It's also what an Irish coroner recently concluded ...

Scientifically speaking, spontaneous combustion is a real phenomenon, and not just a plot device in novels. CREDIT: Jose A. Bernat Bacete via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

INVOLVED IN THIS. YEAH, THE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF SAID THE ONLY THING THAT BURNED WAS DEBRIS AND BRUSH. BUT THIS WAS STILL A VERY CHALLENGING FIRE TO FIGHT. IT WAS STARTED AT A STORAGE AREA AT RESOURCE ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen, authors of "Pseudoscience," about why people want to believe in things like Bigfoot, palm reading, and spontaneous human combustion.

Oily rags and a can of mineral spirits left behind by a construction crew working on a kitchen remodel led to a house fire Tuesday night, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said. Firefighters called to a ...

A fire and explosion at a Connecticut chemical plant Thursday was likely caused by the recent heat wave and spontaneous combustion, officials said. The incident happened at the ITW ShineMark facility ...

Five Seaford residents were displaced on Saturday morning after "spontaneous combustion" sparked a fire that seriously damaged their new home, according to Nassau County Chief Fire Marshal Michael ...