Wanted: Mobile mortuary facility to handle 100 bodies

The Government is putting in a contingency plan for a major disaster by commissioning the creation of a massive mobile mortuary capable of handling at least 100 bodies.

It is intended the structure could be deployed, erected, and made operational anywhere in the country within 48 hours of a major incident or accident, and would be capable of sustaining round-the-clock activity for weeks or possibly months.

Specifications for the facility, which has to be capable of withstanding force-11 gales, include a mortuary area of 1,500sq m; a chilled body storage area of 1,500sq m capable of holding 100 bodies and extendable in case of greater numbers of fatalities; and 2,000sq m of support and administration space.