A two-and-a-half-month-old boy, Rahul, catches fire on his own! Doctors at Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital giving treatment to him have been expecting to get test results on Monday.

It is being said the test might hint why and most importantly, how the boy catches fire. The boy was admitted to the hospital on Friday.

It is not the first time the boy has gone in flames. In fact, it was the fourth time since his birth. Thus, the chances of spontaneous human combustion (SHC) are being debated by doctors.

As per the findings, SHC is a hoax theory, since it is not possible for a baby to instinctively catch fire. SHC is said to be a rare condition, which causes a person to catch fire by release of highly inflammable substances from the body.

A number of sweat, urine and blood tests were suggested by doctors so as to find if Rahul had any inflammable substances in his samples. Dr. Narayana Babu, head of department of paediatrics, said the internal organs of Rahul were normal with no hints of fractures. Now, the test results were awaited.

"SHC is a hoax theory. A baby catching fire spontaneously is not possible. Alcoholics have a very small percentage of alcohol secreted in their sweat but even that wouldn't generate a fire", said Dr. J Jagan Mohan, burns specialist at KMC.