The so-called spontaneous combustion of the human body refers to the phenomenon that a person's body does not come into contact with an external fire, but automatically catches fire and burns. In the early 19th century, some people believed that this disaster was a divine punishment on women who were overly drunk, obese and lived alone.

An account was made by Bartolin in 1673, on that occasion, of a poor woman in Paris who died of natural causes during the night after going home to bed one night. The next morning it was found that only her head and fingers remained, the rest of her body all burned up.

The so-called spontaneous combustion of the human body refers to the phenomenon in which a person's body catches fire and burns automatically without coming into contact with an external fire. In the early 19th century, some believed that this disaster was a divine punishment on women who were overly drunk, obese and lived alone.

An account was made by Bartolin in 1673, on that occasion, of a poor woman in Paris who died of natural causes during the night after going home to bed one night. The next morning it was found that only her head and fingers remained, the rest of her body all burned up.

In many cases of spontaneous combustion, most of those killed were smokers or were near open flames such as candles and fireplaces. Meanwhile, the fuel for spontaneous body combustion can come from the victims themselves; body fat can burn, fatty tissue is often located directly under the skin, and clothing or hair can serve as candle wicks.

Additionally it has been suggested that spontaneous combustion of the human body may be due to other natural factors such as meteors, lightning, and atomic explosions within the body, but the conditions under which these conditions have to be in order for spontaneous combustion of the human body to develop are not explained.

Spontaneous combustion of the human body in the end how the phenomenon is formed, in what conditions, has been the world's major unsolved mystery.