The coffin at an 8-year-old girl’s funeral unexpectedly caught fire, and the family was appalled when they learned what caused it.
The cemetery was enveloped in a thick hush, as though the ground itself were holding its breath. A few droplets of rain fell on the recently excavated cemetery as the dismal sky hung over the trees. Since nobody wanted to make an eight-year-old girl’s funeral a spectacle, only the closest relatives had shown there. The girl had passed away unexpectedly in the middle of the night. Despite the fact that there had been no prior symptoms, doctors mentioned a congenital cardiac problem.
Bright and orange-blue, the flame spread unnaturally swiftly over the wooden coffin’s upper portion. The first person to respond was a former firefighter who worked at the cemetery; he yelled for the casket to be raised again.
Grabbing the ropes, two men struggled to remove the burning box. In a matter of minutes, the fire was put out.
The girl’s body was unharmed when the lid was opened. Her clothes were dry, and there was no sign of burns. The people there were stunned. The burned remains of the casket were taken by the police to be examined.
A lithium battery sewed into the stuffed teddy bear that had been placed inside the casket was the source of the fire, according to a report that was received three days later. The toy turned out to have a nightlight feature. It acted as a fuse when heated and compressed by the lid.
Many muttered, however, “The girl was trying to say something.”
