Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientifically speaking, spontaneous combustion is a real phenomenon, and not just a plot device in novels. In December 2010, ...

Around 3:40 p.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 800 block of Lowlander Lane in Silver Spring. Upon arrival, crews found fire on the second floor of a 2-story building.

At first, they thought both fires were caused by spontaneous combustion, but it turns out just one of them was. PFA Chief Gene Maccarini said these occurrences are really rare, but can happen easily.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Four people were displaced after a fire in Silver Spring on Thursday afternoon. Around 3:40 p.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to the 800 ...