“In oven 1 a cremation is now underway. Here on the screen you can see the temperature, about 760 degrees. Oven 2 is now on standby and ready for the next cremation.” It is quite warm in the oven room, at least 25 degrees. Cremation assistant Ingrid has beads of sweat on her forehead. “Would you like to take a look inside the oven?” With the push of a button the mirrored doors open, a scorching heat wave pushes out. The orange glowing heat makes your eyes water. “We’ll close it again soon. Otherwise it will cool down too much, because another box will have to be put in.”
Bilthoven’s crematorium is off gas: ‘People like to make sustainable choices even after their death’
