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| Worker freed from Hinstock warehouse collapse | |
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| A worker trapped after metal shelving inside a food distribution warehouse collapsed has been freed from the wreckage. | |
| The man walked out of the building unhurt after rescue teams spent eight hours trying to free him. | |
| Rows of metal racking came down in the building on Hatton Road, just outside Hinstock, Shropshire at 9.40am. | Rows of metal racking came down in the building on Hatton Road, just outside Hinstock, Shropshire at 9.40am. |
| Fire crews used drones and cut through the roof to try and locate the missing forklift truck driver. | Fire crews used drones and cut through the roof to try and locate the missing forklift truck driver. |
| The cage on his truck is apparently what saved him, rescuers said. | |
| The search was described as "one of the biggest in their history" by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. | |
| Live updates on warehouse collapse | Live updates on warehouse collapse |
| The man, who is from Poland, smiled and chatted to paramedics as they checked him over after his ordeal. His family have been told he is safe and well. | |
| Shropshire Fire and Rescue spokesman Malcolm Stevenson said a drone had been used to search for the missing worker. | Shropshire Fire and Rescue spokesman Malcolm Stevenson said a drone had been used to search for the missing worker. |
| "At this stage we have no idea why the racking inside has collapsed," he said. | "At this stage we have no idea why the racking inside has collapsed," he said. |
| "The building itself has not collapsed although it has been damaged by the collapsed racking inside. | "The building itself has not collapsed although it has been damaged by the collapsed racking inside. |
| "There's a great deal of it." | "There's a great deal of it." |
| He described the racking, which was storing cheese, as being like inside "very large warehouses like those of Tesco and Argos, to keep huge amounts of stock." | He described the racking, which was storing cheese, 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. | "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." | "The racking is organised in corridors. Most of that has fallen over and collapsed." |
| He said the building, which belongs to haulage company Edwards Transport, was intact but that there had been "bowing to the sides". | He said the building, which belongs to haulage company Edwards Transport, was intact but that there had been "bowing to the sides". |
| At the scene: Nick Southall, BBC Radio Shropshire | At the scene: Nick Southall, BBC Radio Shropshire |
| "The racking buckled and it's almost like a pack of cards has imploded inside the unit. | |
| "We can see the pile of pallets, cheese boxes and blue racking which is bent double in places. | "We can see the pile of pallets, cheese boxes and blue racking which is bent double in places. |
| "It's a huge task for the fire service." | "It's a huge task for the fire service." |
| 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. |
| A search and rescue dog unit from Merseyside assisted with the search, BBC Radio Shropshire reporter Nick Southall said. |