CALIFORNIA — An accident at a crematorium sent human remains into the air in National City, California on Thursday.
Fire officials were called to the scene of the Cortez Family Crematorium in San Diego county around noon.
KGTV reported: National City Fire Captain Brian Krebs said the furnace was in use and the oven door was not shut, sending smoke out of the chimney and the open doors of the building.
The building’s heat detectors activated the fire extinguishers, according to a funeral home employee. Firefighters said the extinguishers gave off a strong odor.
There were human remains in the smoke, Krebs confirmed. The plume moved east across National City Blvd. and Broadway toward the Best Buy and Walmart shopping center, according to a witness.
Officials did not say if inhaling the human remains was a health risk.
