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Search efforts for three men killed in the Didcot power station collapse are set to resume after the remainder of the building was demolished earlier.Search efforts for three men killed in the Didcot power station collapse are set to resume after the remainder of the building was demolished earlier.
Demolition workers Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, and Chris Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, were trapped under rubble when the structure crumbled on 23 February. A remote demolition brought down the decommissioned site at around 06:00 BST in a unique operation using remote-controlled robots.
Four people died in the disaster. Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, and Chris Huxtable, 34, were trapped under rubble on 23 February.
Only the body of Michael Collings, 53, of Teesside, was recovered following the collapse. The body of Michael Collings, 53, of Teesside, was recovered.
A remote demolition brought down the remainder of the decommissioned site around 06:00 BST in a unique operation that made use of remote-controlled robots. The building - which was due for demolition when it partially collapsed - had been too unstable to be approached prior to the demolition.
The building - which was due for demolition when it partially collapsed - had been too unstable to be approached. BBC News correspondent Amanda Dellor, who was at the scene, said it looked like the operation had gone to plan.
BBC News correspondent Amanda Dellor, who was at the scene, said it looked like the demolition had gone to plan.
The charges went off one minute after six and the building came down "very quickly", covering the entire site in a dust cloud, she added.The charges went off one minute after six and the building came down "very quickly", covering the entire site in a dust cloud, she added.
Now the explosives attached to the structure have been detonated, teams will be deployed to resume searching the remnants of the plant for the first time since May.Now the explosives attached to the structure have been detonated, teams will be deployed to resume searching the remnants of the plant for the first time since May.
The families of the three men yet to be recovered had opposed plans to use explosives for the demolition.The families of the three men yet to be recovered had opposed plans to use explosives for the demolition.
Steve Hall, son-in-law of victim Ken Cresswell, previously said: "We want the men back in one piece, not many pieces." Ken Cresswell and John Shaw were both from Rotherham, while Chris Huxtable was from Swansea.
Steve Hall, son-in-law of Mr Cresswell, previously said: "We want the men back in one piece, not many pieces."
Roland Alford, the explosives contractor at the power station, said the four-month delay in completing the demolition was necessary on safety grounds.Roland Alford, the explosives contractor at the power station, said the four-month delay in completing the demolition was necessary on safety grounds.
He added: "It was almost unthinkable to send people to work underneath there and place charges, given the fact the building could come down at any moment - you legally can't justify that."He added: "It was almost unthinkable to send people to work underneath there and place charges, given the fact the building could come down at any moment - you legally can't justify that."
Last week, letters were sent to people living nearby informing them preparations for the demolition had started.Last week, letters were sent to people living nearby informing them preparations for the demolition had started.
It said noise from the explosion would last "about a minute" and any airborne dust would not be harmful "but could cause a nuisance".It said noise from the explosion would last "about a minute" and any airborne dust would not be harmful "but could cause a nuisance".
It warned members of the public to not attempt to enter the site "for safety reasons and out of respect for the families of the three men involved in this incident". Residents took to social media to report the size of the explosion and to send the wishes to the mens' families.