This article was originally published with the title “ Spontaneous Combustion and Fires ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 13 No. 28 (March 1858), p. 221 doi:10.1038 ...

Science, technology and news site RedOrbit.com, based in Nashville, Tenn., reported on the spontaneous combustion of mulch in August 2007, after wood chips on an Arlington, Texas playground burst ...

Detonation: A violent explosion; also called combustion knock. This usually occurs near the end of the combustion process when highly compressed, high-temperature end gases spontaneously ignite ...