ashes

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One customer loved Damburger so much that his family asked after his death if they could spread some of his ashes in the restaurant’s flower beds.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

At the time 35 bodies and the ashes of at least 163 people were recovered from the Hessle Road site.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Thirty-five bodies and half a tonne of human ashes were discovered at Legacy's premises by officers in March 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Their loved one's ashes are placed inside and the space turned into an ancestral shrine.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Now not even a heap of bones: only a few ashes to show that once a man has lived.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya