Posted on 10/10/2014 8:46:05 AM PDT by golux
HENRICO, VA (WWBT) - 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.
There have been incidents like this before at cremation companies all over the nation. But in 20 years of working here, the manager at Southside Cremation says it's never happened to them
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"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.
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Well, thats a little disgusting.
Oversized body causes fire at Henrico crematory
timesdispatch.com ^ | Bill McKelway Richmond Times-Dispatch
Posted on Thursday, October 09, 2014 4:23:27 PM by BenLurkin
I believe in this instance, “slow roasting” a little first to remove the body fat would prove very useful.
The fat would then need to drain away...
Going straight to “incinerate” leads to...this.
Maybe it lost 300# when the grease burned off . . .
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"The body was so obese that the actual body fat came off and went straight up the sack and hit the roof material..."
And THAT's a lot disgusting. Wonder what the sack musta weighed.
this is beyond disgusting!
500 pounds of ashes.
I had an extra fatty pork butt on my BBQ/smoker, and the same thing happened.
“You’re gonna need a bigger crematorium.”
I guess I will put off lunch for another hour or so
Anyone seen Rosie O’Donnell last last few days?
I see what you did there. ;-)
Nothing a little tin foil couldn’t stop to prevent flare ups.
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Do they have a hydraulic lift to get them in the furnace?
Imagine the danger society was in if he’d experienced spontaneous combustion while walking around in public? #DOSOMETHING
Watch the leftists come up with a carbon footprint death tax for cremations based on the weight of the corpse. Wouldn’t surprise in the least.
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