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| Bosley mill explosion: Second body recovered | Bosley mill explosion: Second body recovered |
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| A second body has been found in the search for workers missing after a fire at a Cheshire wood flour mill. | A second body has been found in the search for workers missing after a fire at a Cheshire wood flour mill. |
| Four workers were unaccounted for after the explosion at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, near Macclesfield, on Friday. | |
| A body was recovered on Tuesday morning. Another body was found on Sunday. Fire reduced the four-storey building to rubble. | A body was recovered on Tuesday morning. Another body was found on Sunday. Fire reduced the four-storey building to rubble. |
| Police said it was an "extremely complex scene to examine" and the search continues. | Police said it was an "extremely complex scene to examine" and the search continues. |
| The families of Derek Moore, 62, Dorothy Bailey, 62, Jason Shingler, 38, and William Barks, 51, have been informed and continue to be updated and supported by police officers. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Guy Hindle said: "We continue to work with our colleagues in very difficult conditions with ongoing risks and the need to preserve the scene for investigation...and we've not yet got full access to it. | |
| "We are making a number of enquiries, but we have to bear in mind that we can't compromise the rescue operation. | |
| "We are interviewing witnesses and gathering other evidence, all of which will form the investigation." | |
| The discovered bodies are yet to be identified. | |
| Another woman is in hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. | |
| Two other men remain in hospital in a stable condition, and another man who suffered minor injuries has been discharged. | |
| In a statement, the site owner - Wood Treatment Ltd - said it was "shocked and saddened" by the blast in Bosley. | |
| The police are conducting a joint investigation with the fire service and Health and Safety Executive (HSE). | |
| The site was also struck by fires in 2010 and 2012. | |
| Wood is processed at the plant into a fine powder and the resulting "wood flour", with a consistency like sand, is used to make laminate flooring. |