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Oversized body causes fire at Henrico crematory
timesdispatch.com ^
| Bill McKelway Richmond Times-Dispatch
Posted on 10/09/2014 2:23:27 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The cremation of an oversized body apparently helped set ablaze the roof of a crematory Wednesday when the smokestack overheated and set roofing material on fire.
The fire at Southside Cremation Services, in the 1600 block of Crump Street, started shortly after noon and was extinguished by Richmond and Henrico County fire crews by 12:43, according to the Henrico County Division of Fire.
Manager Jerry L. Hendrix Sr. said Wednesday afternoon that he’s received a go-ahead to resume cremating an 800-pound cadaver that created excessive heat and oil during a cremation
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TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: obesity
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To: BenLurkin
R.I.P.
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:37:07 PM PDT
by
Uncle Miltie
(Proud to be Attacked by the GOPe daily!)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
We're gonna need a Bigger Boat OVEN
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:41:41 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: BenLurkin
That’s gonna cost an arm and a leg.
To: Secret Agent Man
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i thought crematorium workers knew that special handling was required on really really large people to be cremated. i actually thought they split them up into 2-3 sections because normal oven sizes weren’t designed to safely cremate such large masses without overheating and even catching on fire. |
Cue 'Animal House'...
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:44:46 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: BenLurkin
Is this the guy ?
"800-Pound South Carolina Man Dies After Getting Stuck in Recliner for 8 Months"
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:49:22 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: Responsibility2nd
After I quit sniggering, I was about to go look for the pic you posted. Glad I read down, har!
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:50:53 PM PDT
by
W.
(Now playing: The most inept administration in history--Jimmah Cottah beams with pride!)
To: UCANSEE2
You know... That just could be the man.
Maybe they tried but just could not separate the man from the recliner. Fused, ya know?
And if said recliner was not one of them fire-proof jobs, well then....
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:54:04 PM PDT
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: UCANSEE2
these care-givers; should've made him walk/crawl to the fridge
@ every mealtime..if you get hungry enough, you'd do it.
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:56:25 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a weapon...Pres. E'Bola/"Rustler" Reid? d8-)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:56:46 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(Better dead than red!)
To: Prospero
LOL. Cue the chainsaw sound effects.
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posted on
10/09/2014 2:59:23 PM PDT
by
meatloaf
To: BenLurkin
I thought they would not cremate people past a certain size just for this reason. The high fat content is dangerous.
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posted on
10/09/2014 3:09:07 PM PDT
by
Lorianne
(.)
To: BenLurkin
Dang, that is a heckuva grease fire!
Actually, surprised they could fit him in.
Yeah, it is gallows humor, but I grew up with it.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Eight hundred pounds?!>>>>>>>
800 lbs of blubber caught on fire
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posted on
10/09/2014 3:16:11 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: Uncle Miltie
That guy has morphed from Clark Kent/Superman to the Joker....
he looks creepy
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posted on
10/09/2014 3:16:49 PM PDT
by
woofie
To: Lorianne
I thought they would not cremate people past a certain size just for this reason. The high fat content is dangerous.They wanted to push the envelope here
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posted on
10/09/2014 3:17:07 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(The first principle is to find out who you are then you can achieve anything -- Buddhist monk)
To: BenLurkin
This has happened multiple times before. Grease fire.
Furnace owners ought to know better by now.
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posted on
10/09/2014 3:53:48 PM PDT
by
lurk
To: BenLurkin
People who drink a lot should never be cremated. The fire can get out of control.....
To: lurk
The SS soon learned that to incinerate the bodies they
had to include one fat person for each two skinny ones.
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posted on
10/09/2014 3:58:19 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
10/09/2014 4:03:05 PM PDT
by
tbpiper
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