A crematorium in Virginia caught fire on Wednesday, as a result of a 500-pound body being cremated. The size of the body resulted in body fat going up a smoke stack, which caught the roof on fire. It took firefighters 30 minutes to put out the blaze at Southside Cremation Services. Fortunately, there were no injuries.
See WBTW News Staff, 500 Lb Body Sparks Large Fire at Crematory in Va., WSPA, Oct. 8, 2014.
Special thanks to Brian Cohan (Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Brian J. Cohan, P.C.) for bringing this article to my attention.
