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SLIDESHOW: Fire at crematorium at Vogt Vault Company

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A fire at a crematory blocked traffic on Bardstown Road for several hours Friday afternoon.

It happened at the Vogt Vault Company on Action Avenue off of Bardstown Road around 2:00.

The fire was quickly contained, and we're told no remains were damaged.  There was no word on the cause of the fire Friday afternoon.

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One firefighter became overheated and was put into an ambulance at the scene to cool down.  That person was treated and released from a hospital, said Richard Harrison, the Buechel assistant fire chief.

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