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Bosley mill explosion: Third body found | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
A third body has been found in the search for workers missing since a fire at a wood flour mill in Cheshire. | |
Four people were trapped in Friday's explosion and blaze, which caused the collapse of a four-storey building. | |
The remains were found at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, near Macclesfield. The families of the missing will visit the site later. | |
Police said Wednesday was a "significant day for action" at the site with the removal of three silos. | |
It allowed the search and recovery operation to access an area previously indicated by search dogs, where the body was found. | |
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. |
A joint investigation is under way between police, the fire service and the Health and Safety Executive to establish the cause of the blast. | |
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. | |
"Each agency has a wide range of expertise and we are working hard together to find the missing people. | |
"In the meantime we are interviewing witnesses and gathering other evidence, all of which will form the investigation." | |
Missing people | Missing people |
Temperatures reached 1,000C during the explosion and blaze, which caused the collapse of the four-storey building. | |
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. |