[WATCH]: Deceased Obese Woman Causes Crematory Blaze

Deceased Obese Woman Causes Crematory Blaze - as part of the news series by GeoBeats. A cremation facility in Austria suffered a harsh fire, leaving the building gutted, after cremating an obese woman. An investigation concluded that the body fat from the nearly 450 pound woman blocked an air filter, causing the filter system to overheat and catch fire. The widely reported story has sparked controversy over whether there should be a standard weight limit for cremation to prevent further blazes. There have been similar incidents in Switzerland, which now sends bodies over a specific weight limit to a heavy duty crematorium, equipped to accommodate the extra warmth that larger bodies produce. Cremation weight limits may amplify the

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