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Deaths force Vegas-area mortuaries to use storage trailers

by Sam MetzKen Ritter
| January 8, 2021 5:27 PM

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Funeral homes and the county coroner in Las Vegas are preparing for a post-holiday spike in coronavirus deaths by adding storage space — including refrigerated trailers with special shelving — for corpses.

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