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'Highly unlikely' three missing Didcot workers still alive, officials warn

It is "highly unlikely" that three people still missing in the rubble of the Didcot Power Station collapse are still alive, officials have said.

The search has been hampered by the "unstable" section still standing, they added.

The station closed in 2013 and was in the process of being demolished when it collapsed yesterday, killing one and injuring five.

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'One dead' in Didcot Power Station explosion

One person has died following an incident at Didcot Power Station this afternoon, according to a spokesman for Oxfordshire County Council.

The aftermath of the explosion at Didcot Power Station this afternoon Credit: Pool

Rodney Rose, the council's deputy leader, told the Oxford Mail: "I have been told there has been one fatality, but the rest is currently unknown.

"The fire service is there now and we are still trying to find out if this was a demolition."

Mr Rose, who sits on a committee responsible for Thames Valley Fire Service, added: "At the moment this is being treated as a collapsed building, not an explosion, but there was a bang."

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