Destruction of body tissue by extremes of temperature, corrosive chemicals, electricity, or radiation.

First-degree burns may cause reddening; second-degree burns cause blistering and irritation but usually heal spontaneously; third-degree burns are disfiguring and may be life- Threatening.

Burns cause plasma, the fluid component of the blood, to leak from the blood vessels, and it is this loss of circulating fluid that engenders shock . Emergency treatment is needed for third-degree burns in order to replace the fluid volume, prevent infection (a dire threat to the severely burned), and reduce the pain.

Plastic, or reconstructive, surgery, including skin grafting, may be required to compensate for damaged tissue and minimize disfigurement.

A method of suicide has been to douse oneself with petrol and set fire to it.

Burning a body in order to dispose of the evidence has been used by a lot of murderers. In order to reduce the whole body including the bones to ashes the fire has to be extremely hot therefore often in such cases enough evidence has been found within the ashes to convict.

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