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Emotional church service for Bosley mill explosion victims

A prayer service has been held to remember the victims of two explosions which destroyed a wood mill in Bosley in Cheshire a week ago.

Four people were left unaccounted for following the blast. Fire and rescue teams have found three bodies so far.

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Bosley 'worst incident rescue crews have seen for 10 years'

It will be some time before the site is cleared. Credit: Twitter/Cheshire Fire

The Bosley mill incident which has killed at least three people is the worst rescue crews have seen for a decade.

Paul Hitchen, from Urban Search and Rescue, said: "The scale of the incident is unprecedented in this country in the last 10 years.

"It's extremely dangerous and arduous for the rescuers. There's a massive amount of metal, concrete and brickwork which we need to move to continue the search.

"The priority is the rescue of the casualties. It's not possible to say yet when we will find the fourth body."

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