A Cincinnati funeral home got a huge surprise when the cremation flames from an overly obese body spread starting a fire in the building. The flames first spread to a cremation container and then surrounding roof material. It took firefighters two hours to tackle the blaze. The funeral homeowner has assured the public that is crematorium is well protected for situations like this, but the blaze will cost him approximately $30,000 in damages.
See Cremation of ‘Overly Obese’ Corpse Sets Funeral Home on Fire, Yahoo, April 27, 2017.
Special thanks to Steven Cannon (Attorney, Gardner Law, San Antonio, Texas) for bringing this article to my attention.
