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| Bosley explosion: Police name four missing people | Bosley explosion: Police name four missing people |
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| Four people who are missing after an explosion at a wood treatment works in Cheshire have been named by police. | Four people who are missing after an explosion at a wood treatment works in Cheshire have been named by police. |
| Dorothy Bailey, 62, William Barks, 51, Jason Shingler, 38, and Derek Moore, 62, have not been seen since the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, near Macclesfield, on Friday. | Dorothy Bailey, 62, William Barks, 51, Jason Shingler, 38, and Derek Moore, 62, have not been seen since the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, near Macclesfield, on Friday. |
| Rescuers are continuing to search two specific areas of the collapsed building. | Rescuers are continuing to search two specific areas of the collapsed building. |
| The missing people are believed to have been close to the seat of the blast. | The missing people are believed to have been close to the seat of the blast. |
| Paul Hancock, chief fire officer for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, described the scene as "one of complete devastation". | Paul Hancock, chief fire officer for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, described the scene as "one of complete devastation". |
| "We have a building that has exploded from the inside and subsequently collapsed in on itself," he added. | "We have a building that has exploded from the inside and subsequently collapsed in on itself," he added. |
| "There are huge complexities around the challenges for the search and rescue teams." | "There are huge complexities around the challenges for the search and rescue teams." |
| The team searching the site has experience working in disaster zones including earthquakes in Nepal, Japan and New Zealand. | |
| Mr Hancock said: "We firmly believe we are searching the right areas. Our thoughts continue to be with the family. | |
| "The whole mental psyche of the crews down at the site is they are looking for people still alive." | |
| 'Signs of life' | |
| Guy Hindle, assistant chief constable of Cheshire Police, said an investigation into the cause of the explosion would follow. | |
| "We are still in the search phase, we are still looking for signs of life down at the scene," he said. | |
| "At some point in the next days we will hand over the scene from fire to police for a joint investigation with the Health and Safety Executive to establish the cause of what happened down there, together with fire investigators." | |
| Earlier, prayers were said for the missing factory workers during a service at St Mary's Parish Church in Bosley. | |
| Reverend Pam Butler said the people of Bosley were "in collective shock". | |
| "There is a sense of unreality. No one is unaffected by what's happened," she said. | |
| "We have in our midst those whose loved ones are still missing. Our hearts, our love, our prayers - anything we can do - goes out to you." |