24.2.16

Hunt For Signs Of Life as Power Station Collapse in Derelict Site in Didcot

Emergency crews are continuing to search for signs of life in the debris of a building that collapsed at a power station, leaving one person dead and three others missing.Five people are also in hospital after a concrete and steel structure at the derelict Didcot A site came down on Tuesday as contractors prepared it for demolition.
Search crews with sniffer dogs have been working through the night trying to find the missing at the site in Oxfordshire.
Speaking at the scene, Oxfordshire Assistant Chief Fire Officer Simon Furlong emphasised the mission was still a rescue operation, and could last for "several days".
"The search and rescue crews are methodically working through the sectors trying to confirm. This is still a rescue operation as I stipulated earlier.
"But we have not had any positive signs at the present time, but this is still a rescue and we are attempting to locate those three persons."

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