History: Why some people used to randomly burst into flames
Elderly drinkers were fire hazards in Dickens' day
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Do you have any elderly patients who don’t mind the occasional tipple?
Then ready the fire extinguishers, as they may be prime candidates for spontaneous human combustion, at least according to Charles Dickens.