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Table 2 Distribution of cases according to inflammable substance

From: A study of medico-legal aspects of death due to burns at a tertiary care centre in Mumbai, India

Manner of death

History of use of inflammable substance

Smell of inflammable substance perceived on autopsy

Suicidal

28

24

Homicidal

4

3

Accidental

5

4

Total

37

31

Percentage

33.94

28.44