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| Didcot power station: Search to resume after demolition | Didcot power station: Search to resume after demolition |
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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. |
| A remote demolition brought down the decommissioned site at about 06:00 BST in a unique operation using remote-controlled robots. | A remote demolition brought down the decommissioned site at about 06:00 BST in a unique operation using remote-controlled robots. |
| Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, and Chris Huxtable, 34, were trapped under rubble on 23 February. | Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, and Chris Huxtable, 34, were trapped under rubble on 23 February. |
| The body of Michael Collings, 53, of Teesside, was recovered. | The body of Michael Collings, 53, of Teesside, was recovered. |
| The building - which was due for demolition when it partially collapsed - had been too unstable to be approached afterwards. | The building - which was due for demolition when it partially collapsed - had been too unstable to be approached afterwards. |
| BBC News correspondent Amanda Dellor, who is at the scene, said she has been told the recovery could begin as early as this afternoon. | |
| The charges went off one minute after six and the building came down "very quickly", covering the entire site in a dust cloud, she said. | The charges went off one minute after six and the building came down "very quickly", covering the entire site in a dust cloud, she said. |
| Thames Valley Police said recovery work would restart once it was safe to access the site. | |
| The search was halted in May when contractors reached a 50m (164ft) exclusion zone, beyond which is was considered too dangerous to continue. | The search was halted in May when contractors reached a 50m (164ft) exclusion zone, beyond which is was considered too dangerous to continue. |
| 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. |
| Ken Cresswell and John Shaw were both from Rotherham, while Chris Huxtable was from Swansea. | 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." | 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". |
| Residents took to social media to report the size of the explosion and to send their wishes to the mens' families. | Residents took to social media to report the size of the explosion and to send their wishes to the mens' families. |
| Victoria Martin tweeted: Sobering hearing the rest of the boiler house at #Didcot come down this morning. Thoughts are with the families of the men still there. | Victoria Martin tweeted: Sobering hearing the rest of the boiler house at #Didcot come down this morning. Thoughts are with the families of the men still there. |
| Morts Lindholm said: So, the boiler house at #didcot power plant was just demolished - what a bang! Now, let's recover the remains of the 3 missing bodies #rip | Morts Lindholm said: So, the boiler house at #didcot power plant was just demolished - what a bang! Now, let's recover the remains of the 3 missing bodies #rip |
| Leanne Avis also tweeted: Goodness me, what a bang! #Prayfor Christopher Huxtable, Ken Cresswell and John Shaw, find them and bring peace to their loved ones #Didcot | Leanne Avis also tweeted: Goodness me, what a bang! #Prayfor Christopher Huxtable, Ken Cresswell and John Shaw, find them and bring peace to their loved ones #Didcot |