Nebraska Mortuary, Insurers File Suit Over Bad Cremation Unit
An Omaha, Neb., mortuary and its insurers have sued a Pennsylvania company, alleging that it didn’t properly rebuild a cremation machine blamed for a fire that injured four people.
The Jan. 26, 2016, blaze heavily damaged the Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler funeral chapel. The lawsuit was filed last month by Heafey’s corporate entity and Cincinnati Casualty Co. and Cincinnati Indemnity Co. They seek a jury trial and at least $5.75 million from Matthews International Corp., which is based in Pittsburgh. A company spokeswoman declined to comment.
The bodies and cremains of deceased people that had been in the burning structure later were taken to other mortuaries owned by the company.
Co-owner Bill Cutler said that the rebuilding is expected to be completed in September.
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