In essence, burns are haunting problems of the mankind even today. Nothing much can be done to such sufferers once they sustain serious injury, specially in terms of scaring, disfigurement and disability. The present study has been undertaken with a view to studying the profile of various type of burns brought for autopsy. This study highlights the incidence and impact of various epidemiological factors, patterns, mortality rate of burn cases. This study also signifies population of highest risk, duration of survival, comparative prevalance and medicolegal importance of burn cases. The massage is "prevent the burn before it devastates".