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A crematorium off Mechanicsville Turnpike caught fire Wednesday afternoon as an employee was cremating a 500 pound body. Neighbors could see the smoke billowing from the smokestack around noon. The fire marshal is ruling it an accident.
"The body was so obese that the actual body fat came off and went straight up the sack and hit the roof material, the rubber roof we have up there and that's what made it go up like it did…It was no negligence involved in it. My guys, we did all we could. Once it started, the grease hit the roof and started the fire, the only thing we could do is dial 911 and get the fire department here,” Hendrix said.
We should commit these people for attempted suicide.
originally posted by: alexball
In the future we will hear of complaints for being charged double to be cremated, like we do on planes.
I cannot understand why people would want to get cremated, when you can just get buried instead.
500lb corpse causes grease fire at crematorium
originally posted by: Hefficide
a reply to: alexball
Burial is much more expensive. Aside from that, there are people who prefer the idea of immolation to that of entombment. I know several claustrophobics who want to be cremated because their biggest fear about death is spending eternity buried in a box.
originally posted by: alexball
In the future we will hear of complaints for being charged double to be cremated, like we do on planes.
I cannot understand why people would want to get cremated, when you can just get buried instead.