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| Bosley mill explosion: Blast search resumes as body found | Bosley mill explosion: Blast search resumes as body found |
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| Rescue teams are continuing the search for three workers still missing after a devastating fire at a mill in Cheshire. | Rescue teams are continuing the search for three workers still missing after a devastating fire at a mill in Cheshire. |
| On Sunday night, search teams found the body of one of four workers caught up in the blast at Wood Flour Mills, in Bosley, near Macclesfield. | On Sunday night, search teams found the body of one of four workers caught up in the blast at Wood Flour Mills, in Bosley, near Macclesfield. |
| The families of Derek Moore, 62, Dorothy Bailey, 62, Jason Shingler, 38, and William Barks, 51, have all been informed. | |
| But Cheshire Police said the body had not yet been positively identified. | |
| All four were believed to be working in upper floors of the mill when an explosion and fire reduced the four-storey building to rubble. | All four were believed to be working in upper floors of the mill when an explosion and fire reduced the four-storey building to rubble. |
| Fire and rescue teams have been working to find the missing workers since the blast at around 09:10 BST on Friday. | Fire and rescue teams have been working to find the missing workers since the blast at around 09:10 BST on Friday. |
| Firefighters are expected to remain at the mill site for a number of days. | Firefighters are expected to remain at the mill site for a number of days. |
| Paul Hancock, chief fire officer for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, said the scene was "one of complete devastation". | Paul Hancock, chief fire officer for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, said the scene was "one of complete devastation". |
| Police said they would be working in the next few days with the company - which has yet to make any statement about the incident. | Police said they would be working in the next few days with the company - which has yet to make any statement about the incident. |
| The force is holding a joint investigation with the Health and Safety Executive. | |
| The site, which manufactures wood flour used for making laminate flooring, was also struck by fires in 2010 and 2012. | The site, which manufactures wood flour used for making laminate flooring, was also struck by fires in 2010 and 2012. |