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| A body has been found by rescue workers searching for four people who have been missing since an explosion and fire at a mill, Cheshire Police have said. | A body has been found by rescue workers searching for four people who have been missing since an explosion and fire at a mill, Cheshire Police have said. |
| 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. |
| Police said the body had not yet been identified. | Police said the body had not yet been identified. |
| Rescuers are continuing to search two specific areas of the collapsed mill. | Rescuers are continuing to search two specific areas of the collapsed mill. |
| In a statement Cheshire Police said the four families who are awaiting news about their family members have been informed. | |
| "This is a particularly difficult time for the families involved," the statement said. | |
| "The operation at the site has continued throughout the day concentrating on two areas identified by the search and rescue efforts. | |
| "It is with regret that Cheshire Police are confirming this evening that a body has been located in one of the two areas." | |
| Earlier, 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. | |
| "There are huge complexities around the challenges for the search and rescue teams." |