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| Bosley mill explosion: Third body found | Bosley mill explosion: Third body found |
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| A third body has been found in the search for workers missing since a fire at a wood flour mill in Cheshire. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Efforts continue to locate those unaccounted for, police added. |
| The bodies found on Sunday and Tuesday were "probably" those of Will Barks, 51 and Dorothy Bailey, 62, police said. | |
| Further forensic tests are required to corroborate their identification. | |
| Fellow workers Jason Shingler, 38 and Derek Moore, 62 are also missing. | |
| 'Ongoing risk' | '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. | 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. | 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. | "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." | "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. | 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. |