The Passion 2014 Atlanta Conference kicked off at Philips Arena in Atlanta Friday with over 20,000 university students attending the two-day event from around the world. (Photo: Passion Conference 2014/Bobby Russell)Over 20,000 students attend Passion 2014 Conference in Atlanta on Friday, January 17, 2014.
As a result, actual cremation times vary from 60 minutes to more than 5 hours. In the cremation profession, it is widely stated that it takes about 2 hours to cremate an average body of 150 pounds in a cardboard cremation container.: On the surface, this is a simple question, but answering it requires an understanding of the factors that influence cremation time. First, let's assume that by cremation time, we mean the time it takes to physically reduce the body and casket or container.
The time required for cremation varies from body to body, and, in modern furnaces, the process may be as fast as one hour per 50 kg (100 lb) of body weight. A cremator is not designed to cremate more than one human body at a time; cremation of multiple bodies is illegal in the United States and many other countries.n the United Kingdom, the body is not removed from the coffin and is not placed into a container as described above. The body is cremated with the coffin, which is why all British coffins that are to be used for cremation must be combustible.