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Diesel shortage affects cremation business

Diesel shortage affects cremation business

Write: Holman [2011-05-20]

Diesel shortage affects cremation business

The funeral parlor suspends services because of lacking diesel. [Photo/cqwb.com.cn]

A funeral parlor in Chongqing suspended its cremation services on Nov 14 because it cannot find diesel supplies to power up its incinerators, the Chongqing Evening News reported Monday.

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Funeral parlor staff members could not find one liter of diesel despite contacting more than 20 gas stations around the city on Sunday, and people sent to a nearby gas storage depot returned empty-handed, as well, the report said.