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A crematorium in Ohio caught fire while burning the remains of an "overly obese" body, according to the owner. The fat in the body burned at a higher temperature, prompting the blaze, said the city fire chief. The blog Confessions of a Funeral Director describes a blaze resulting from the cremation of a morbidly obese person as a "grease fire".
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39735904 [bbc.com]
The best part of this story... "No other bodies were damaged in the fire, he said."

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