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Bosley mill explosion: Families of missing to visit site Bosley mill explosion: Third body found
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The families of the four people missing after an explosion at a Cheshire mill will visit the site later. A third body has been found in the search for workers missing since a fire at a wood flour mill in Cheshire.
The workers were trapped in Friday's blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, near Macclesfield. Four people were trapped in Friday's explosion and blaze, which caused the collapse of a four-storey building.
Police said a body found on Sunday is "probably that" of Will Barks, 51, but a second body, recovered on Tuesday, is yet to be identified. The remains were found at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, near Macclesfield. The families of the missing will visit the site later.
Cheshire Fire manager Steven Barnes said they could not "put a timeframe" on finding the remaining people. Police said Wednesday was a "significant day for action" at the site with the removal of three silos.
"We are continuing to make our best efforts to make progress," he said. It allowed the search and recovery operation to access an area previously indicated by search dogs, where the body was found.
Mr Barks, is feared dead along with fellow workers Jason Shingler, 38, Derek Moore and Dorothy Bailey, both 62. Efforts continue to locate those unaccounted for, police added.
A body found on Sunday is "probably" Will Barks, 51, police said. A second body, recovered on Tuesday, is yet to be identified.
Mr Barks is feared dead along with fellow workers Jason Shingler, 38, Derek Moore and Dorothy Bailey, both 62.
'Ongoing risk'
Their families will visit the site, which is owned by Wood Treatment Ltd - part of The Boden Group of Companies.Their families will visit the site, which is owned by Wood Treatment Ltd - part of The Boden Group of Companies.
Assistant Chief Constable Guy Hindle, from Cheshire Police, said: "For their own reasons [the families] would like to see the level of activity... to search for the missing people, and also to pay their respects and understand the nature of the scene. A joint investigation is under way between police, the fire service and the Health and Safety Executive to establish the cause of the blast.
"That'll be a difficult time for them all." Assistant Chief Constable Guy Hindle said: "We continue to work with our colleagues in very difficult conditions with ongoing risks- it is an extremely complex scene to examine and we've not yet got full access to all of it.
'Potential crime scene' "Each agency has a wide range of expertise and we are working hard together to find the missing people.
Temperatures reached 1,000C during the explosion and blaze, which caused the collapse of the four-storey building. "In the meantime we are interviewing witnesses and gathering other evidence, all of which will form the investigation."
Police are conducting an investigation with the fire service and Health and Safety Executive.
ACC Guy Hindle said the site was a "potential crime scene".
He said: "We have the potential for four people to have been killed in an industrial incident.
"This is not a narrow, short investigation - it will be a long and detailed investigation."
"We are liaising closely with the company, who are assisting us."
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On Tuesday, Mr Barks' father Geoff Hobson, from Leek in Staffordshire, criticised Wood Treatment Ltd. Temperatures reached 1,000C during the explosion and blaze, which caused the collapse of the four-storey building.
He said he had "heard absolutely nothing" from the company, "except a feeble apology".
"It's not good enough," he added.
The company has not responded to a request for a comment.
The site was also struck by fires in 2010 and 2012.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.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.