Baby catches fire on his own, test results today

August 12, 2013 11:07

In a bizarre incident, doctors treating Rahul, a two-and-half-month-old boy who has caught fire on his own, are expecting test results on Monday that may reveal how and why the baby went up in flames.

A native of a village near Tindivanam, Rahul has been undergoing treatment at Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital since Friday.

He has caught fire four times since he was born. Doctors are debating the possibility of spontaneous human combustion (SHC). It is a rare condition in which a person could catch fire due to the emission of highly inflammable substances through the body. More

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