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Spontaneous combustion is burning that is not
initiated by the direct application of an
external source of heat. A number of
materials and chemicals, such as hay and
sodium chlorate, can react with their
surroundings, usually by oxidation, to
produce so much internal heat that combustion
results.
Subject by: Vince Pike