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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. | 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. | Further forensic tests are required to corroborate their identification. |
Fellow workers Jason Shingler, 38, and Derek Moore, 62, are also missing. | 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. |
He said earlier the site was a "potential crime scene". | |
"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." | |
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. |
Families of the four missing workers gathered at Bosley Methodist Church before they visited the site, which is owned by Wood Treatment Ltd - part of The Boden Group of Companies. | Families of the four missing workers gathered at Bosley Methodist Church before they visited the site, which is owned by Wood Treatment Ltd - part of The Boden Group of Companies. |
The chapel is within the safety cordon and is just 100 metres from the wrecked mill. | The chapel is within the safety cordon and is just 100 metres from the wrecked mill. |
A prayer service will take place at St Mary the Virgin Church in the village on Friday, a week on from the tragedy. | A prayer service will take place at St Mary the Virgin Church in the village on Friday, a week on from the tragedy. |
A notice said it would be held "one week on from the explosion that rocked our community". | A notice said it would be held "one week on from the explosion that rocked our community". |
At the scene: Mark Edwardson, BBC North West Tonight | At the scene: Mark Edwardson, BBC North West Tonight |
Today's development brings the total number of bodies taken out of the site to three, and a fourth person is still missing. | Today's development brings the total number of bodies taken out of the site to three, and a fourth person is still missing. |
Coincidentally, the families of those four people have been to the scene of the explosion this morning, to see how the investigation is progressing. They have also been to a small gathering at Bosley Methodist Church. | |
The mill's silos were demolished before the families arrived. There was a real danger they could have collapsed, and they were a risk to the rescue workers. | The mill's silos were demolished before the families arrived. There was a real danger they could have collapsed, and they were a risk to the rescue workers. |
Today all you can see is a wisp of smoke in the valley to tell us that anything happened at all, but police have confirmed that this could become a homicide investigation. | Today all you can see is a wisp of smoke in the valley to tell us that anything happened at all, but police have confirmed that this could become a homicide investigation. |