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Didcot power station: Family fight explosives plan | Didcot power station: Family fight explosives plan |
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The family of one of the missing workers trapped at the collapsed Didcot A Power Station say they will fight the decision to use explosives on the site. | The family of one of the missing workers trapped at the collapsed Didcot A Power Station say they will fight the decision to use explosives on the site. |
Steve Hall, the son-in-law of Ken Cresswell, said: "We want the men back in one piece, not many pieces." | Steve Hall, the son-in-law of Ken Cresswell, said: "We want the men back in one piece, not many pieces." |
It comes as RWE Npower announced plans to bring the rest of the building down by controlled explosive demolition. | It comes as RWE Npower announced plans to bring the rest of the building down by controlled explosive demolition. |
The firm said it would use a technique which would see the structure fall away from the existing pile of debris. | The firm said it would use a technique which would see the structure fall away from the existing pile of debris. |
Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire | Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire |
But Mr Hall said: "We are totally against it and we will fight and do whatever we have to to stop that blast." | But Mr Hall said: "We are totally against it and we will fight and do whatever we have to to stop that blast." |
Speaking on BBC Radio Oxford, Mr Hall said the family were in doubt over the building falling "the way they want it to". | Speaking on BBC Radio Oxford, Mr Hall said the family were in doubt over the building falling "the way they want it to". |
He said: "It could fall on the pile that's there which means the men will be buried under more material and metal. | He said: "It could fall on the pile that's there which means the men will be buried under more material and metal. |
"I don't know how they've come to the conclusion that the only way is to blast it." | "I don't know how they've come to the conclusion that the only way is to blast it." |
In a statement RWE Npower said: "We understand that any potential work involving further explosive demolition on site causes distress for the families. | In a statement RWE Npower said: "We understand that any potential work involving further explosive demolition on site causes distress for the families. |
"Having explored other manual options, our experts have made it clear that the quickest and safest way to bring the building down is by controlled explosive demolition." | "Having explored other manual options, our experts have made it clear that the quickest and safest way to bring the building down is by controlled explosive demolition." |
The plant was set for demolition when it collapsed on 23 February. | The plant was set for demolition when it collapsed on 23 February. |
The bodies of Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, have not been found following the collapse. | The bodies of Christopher Huxtable, 34, from Swansea, Ken Cresswell, 57, and John Shaw, 61, both from Rotherham, have not been found following the collapse. |
The body of Michael Collings, 53, from Brotton, Teesside, was recovered from the site. | |
The cause of the collapsed boiler house is being investigated jointly by police and The Health and Safety Executive. | The cause of the collapsed boiler house is being investigated jointly by police and The Health and Safety Executive. |
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