AHMEDABAD, India – Gas and firewood furnaces at a crematorium in the western Indian state of Gujarat have been running so long without a break during the COVID-19 pandemic that metal parts have begun to melt.
"We are working around the clock at 100% capacity to cremate bodies on time," said Kamlesh Sailor, the president of the trust that runs the crematorium in the diamond-polishing city of Surat.
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