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Austrian crematorium officials have blamed a deceased woman's obesity for causing a blaze which had to be tackled by firefighters. 奥地利一家火葬场的负责人称一位超级肥胖的女性死者引发了一场火灾，最后不得不出动消防队来扑灭火宅。 Firemen in the southern city of Graz were covered in thick sticky soot as they tried to prevent the blaze from taking hold of the building. 奥地利南部城市格拉茨市的消防队员们在扑灭这场差点席卷火葬场的大火时，身上都覆盖了一层粘性烟尘。 Some countries such as Switzerland and the UK already have facilities which cater for extra large bodies, in line with the growing trend of expanding waistlines. 瑞士和英国等国家已经有为超重人群准备的特殊火葬设备，以迎合目前肥胖人数不断增加的趋势。 Speaking to the Daily Mail online, funeral director Christea Bogdan, of Gillman Undertakers, Tooting, south London, said he had never before in his career heard of such an event. 来自伦敦南部图丁市吉尔曼殡葬公司的丧葬承办人Christea Bogdan先生告诉《每日邮报》，在他的职业生涯中，还从来没遇到过这样的事。 'I have never come across such a case,' he said. “我从来没遇到过这样的事。”他说。 An expert report on the Austria fire has revealed that the woman being cremated weighed more than 200kg - or 31st 7lbs - and her size had caused the oven to overheat. | 
