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| Fire death officers 'face arrest' | |
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| Several firefighters are facing arrest over a warehouse fire in Warwickshire in which four of their colleagues were killed, a union has said. | |
| The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said it had been told three will be questioned under caution over allegations of gross negligence manslaughter. | |
| The blaze happened in Atherstone-on-Stour in November 2007. All four firemen killed were from Warwickshire. | |
| A joint police and Health and Safety Executive inquiry is taking place. | A joint police and Health and Safety Executive inquiry is taking place. |
| Told by letter | |
| The bodies of Ashley Stephens, 20, John Averis, 27, and Darren Yates-Badley, 24, were found inside the remains of the building, a vegetable packing plant, days after the fire. | The bodies of Ashley Stephens, 20, John Averis, 27, and Darren Yates-Badley, 24, were found inside the remains of the building, a vegetable packing plant, days after the fire. |
| Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital. | Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital. |
| The FBU said three members of Warwickshire Fire Service had been told, by letter, to attend a police station in Warwickshire where they will be arrested and interviewed under caution. | |
| FBU General Secretary Matt Wrack said it was important for families and colleagues of those who died to establish what happened and that lessons be learnt from the incident. | |
| But he added he was concerned that people were being arrested "when other key players have not even been interviewed". |