Monday, December 10, 2007

Crematorium dumps half-burnt corpses to save on fuel costs


HONG KONG - China's worst fuel crunch in years has led a crematorium to dump half-burnt corpses to try saving on diesel costs, a Hong Kong newspaper said on Friday.
Villagers in Hengyang county, in the southern province of Hunan, discovered the practice when an "unbearable stench" started coming from the site, and tried to block a road on Wednesday to stop funeral vehicles from delivering more bodies. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscription Specials - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Brite Smile