Memorial Park crematorium smokestack catches fire - Gainesville Times

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Memorial Park crematorium smokestack catches fire

Firefighters snuff out funeral home building blaze during cremation

A firefighter works the scene of a fire at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Gainesville on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. - photo by Nick Watson

02242018 FIRE2 — A firefighter works the scene of a fire at Memorial Park Funeral Home in Gainesville on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. - photo by Nick Watson

A smokestack from the Memorial Park Funeral Home crematorium in Gainesville got too hot during a cremation and caused a fire through the attic, officials said.