Did A Swedish Man Spontaneously Combust in Gothenburg Train Station?

[ducky5]

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We've already explained how many of the famous cases of "spontaneous combustion" [URL="http://gizmodo.com/5843926/how-spontaneous-human-combustion-works"]may actually occur[/URL] but that doesn't make this case any less strange.
Last weekend, a man standing outside a record store in the city of Gothenburg's train station suddenly burst into flames. An off-duty tram driver was able to tackle and extinguish the fire. "The man stood up and burned outside the record store. After a while he began to scream. There were several people around but they just stood and watched. I ran up, tore off my jacket and got together with another guy off the man," the unnamed driver told the Göteborgs-Posten [I][ed: apologies for the Google translation][/I].
The victim, who only give his age (42) before losing consciousness, was not carrying ID—or presumably lost it in the fire. He was immediately transported to an area hospital and will remain under sedation for several weeks on account of the severity of his burns. The police are currently investigating in hopes of at least discovering his identity.
So, what do you think? Was this an X-files event? A self-induced political statement? Or something as benign as a faulty cigarette lighter exploding in a pants pocket? [[URL="http://www.gp.se/nyheter/goteborg/1.779479-man-brann-vid-centralstationen"]Göteborgs-Posten[/URL]via [URL="http://www.businessinsider.com/gothenburg-man-station-fire-sweden-2011-11"]Business Insider[/URL]]

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Oops! My bad -snip-

[Jookia]

No.

[UnMute]

Öh, nej.

[sir whoopsalot]

[URL="http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1142313"]*cough*[/URL]

Why not consider dupe news threads bannable at this point?

[cat man]

Well, considering that most clothes these days are supposedly made to be flame-retardant, I think the guy just bursting into flames without having something flammable, like gasoline, on him, is unlikely.

[Swemon]

Something took a spark to his clothes and he started burning?
"HUMANS EXPLODE RANDOMLY!"

[KlaseR]

now this is strange

[quote]The victim, who only give his age (42) before losing consciousness[/quote]

'fires get extinguished. combusted guy is on the floor'

-"Hey! are you ok?! Can you hear me?"

-"I'm.....I'm 42 years old..."

'faints'