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Crematoria struggle with obese

Crematoria are struggling to deal with spiralling rates of obesity.

Expanding waistlines are forcing many councils to spend thousands widening their furnaces, the Local Government Association has warned.

In some cases grieving relatives have to travel hundreds of miles to find crematoria that can accommodate over-sized coffins, reports the BBC.

Standard coffins range from 16-20 inches, but coffins up to 40 inches are becoming increasingly common.

The LGA, which represents over 400 councils in England and Wales, is warning that local authorities are finding that many of their furnaces are too narrow to deal with these larger coffins.

In Lanarkshire, Scotland, a new 41-inch-wide cremator, has been dealing with the funerals of obese people from all over Scotland.

And Lewisham Council has ordered a special cremator from America, measuring 44 inches in width.

 

 

Brad White
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