The fire occurred at the facility in the city of Graz in mid-April. Firefighters had trouble extinguishing the blaze due to a thick layer of insulation lining the crematorium's walls.
Photo from here.
Austrian officials investigating the fire found that it was caused by the burning body of the 440-pound (200kg) woman. The obese corpse reportedly led to overheating in the crematorium's filter system, triggering the blaze. Other recent fires caused by the burning of obese bodies were reported in Germany and Switzerland.
Former Graz city fire chief Otto Widetschek said special crematoria for obese people should be set up in Austria to deal with the potential dangers of cremating obese bodies. "In Switzerland, there is now a special crematorium for XXL-bodies," he said.
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I once heard that large bodies are to be burnt first thing in the morning when the oven is still stone cold. That way the heat from the burning fat gets absorbed. I wonder if they have followed this protocol.
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