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| Worker missing after part of Hinstock warehouse collapses | |
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| A worker is feared trapped after metal shelving inside a food distribution warehouse storing cheese collapsed. | |
| Rows of metal wracking came down in the building on Hatton Road, just outside Hinstock, Shropshire earlier. | |
| Police and fire crews are searching the wreckage for a missing man. Rescuers are cutting through the roof and using drones in a bid to trace him. | |
| The warehouse belongs to haulage company Edwards Transport and was understood to be storing cheese. | |
| Live updates on warehouse collapse | Live updates on warehouse collapse |
| Shropshire Fire and Rescue spokesman Malcolm Stevenson said a drone was being used to search for the missing person. | |
| "At this stage we have no idea the why the racking inside has collapsed," he said. | |
| "The building itself has not collapsed although it has been damaged by the collapsed racking inside. | |
| "There's a great deal of it." | |
| He described the racking as being like inside "very large warehouses like those of Tesco and Argos, to keep huge amounts of stock." | |
| "It's metal racking, virtually up to the ceiling, pretty high, and it's full of product of various size. | |
| "The racking is organised in corridors. Most of that has fallen over and collapsed." | |
| He said the building was intact but that there had been "bowing to the sides". | |
| West Midlands Ambulance Service earlier tweeted one person had been treated for the effects of shock and staff remained at the scene. | West Midlands Ambulance Service earlier tweeted one person had been treated for the effects of shock and staff remained at the scene. |
| Local resident John Davis said: "It's collapsed. Whether there's anybody trapped in there or anyone injured, I don't know. The police have obviously closed off the access road down there and the emergency services have been coming and going. | Local resident John Davis said: "It's collapsed. Whether there's anybody trapped in there or anyone injured, I don't know. The police have obviously closed off the access road down there and the emergency services have been coming and going. |
| "There's a lot of sirens and activity down there, I'm not quite sure of the status at the moment, let's hope nobody's injured." | "There's a lot of sirens and activity down there, I'm not quite sure of the status at the moment, let's hope nobody's injured." |
| A search and rescue dog unit from Merseyside has arrived at the site to assist with the search, BBC Radio Shropshire reporter Nick Southall said. |