Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Home in Brooklyn was cited Wednesday with failing to control the smell after they stored dozens of bodies in the back of unrefrigerated U-Haul trucks.
- Around 100 bodies were found stacked in two rental trucks outside the Andrew T. Cleckley Funeral Home in Brooklyn on Wednesday
- Police investigated after neighbors reported a foul smell and of seeing stacks of bodies being loaded into the back of unrefrigerated U-Haul trucks
- There were 50 bodies being stored in each of the trucks
- Neighbors described gruesome scenes at the home as it struggled to cope with the surge of bodies caused by the coronavirus outbreak in New York City
- The facility said it was forced to store bodies in the trucks when its freezer broke
- No criminal charges were brought but the funeral home has been cited for failure to control the smell
- Funeral homes across the have been overwhelmed in recent weeks as the daily death toll reached dramatic heights during the coronavirus pandemic
- Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19
Source: Dozens of bodies found stored in U-Haul trucks outside Brooklyn funeral home | Daily Mail Online
