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| Search of arson house suspended | Search of arson house suspended |
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| Police investigating a fire at the property of a millionaire and his family - who are all missing - have had to suspend their search of the house. | Police investigating a fire at the property of a millionaire and his family - who are all missing - have had to suspend their search of the house. |
| Officers had to pull out of Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, Shropshire, because of falling debris. | Officers had to pull out of Osbaston House, near Maesbrook, Shropshire, because of falling debris. |
| It is not known if Christopher Foster, 50, his wife Jillian, 49, and daughter Kirstie, 15, were in the building when it was set alight early on Tuesday. | It is not known if Christopher Foster, 50, his wife Jillian, 49, and daughter Kirstie, 15, were in the building when it was set alight early on Tuesday. |
| Officers have searched outbuildings and were removing vehicles from the site. | Officers have searched outbuildings and were removing vehicles from the site. |
| They hope to be able to resume searching the main house later on Friday. | They hope to be able to resume searching the main house later on Friday. |
| Supt Gary Higgins said: "We have completed a cursory search of the annexe part of the main building which is relatively intact following the fire. | Supt Gary Higgins said: "We have completed a cursory search of the annexe part of the main building which is relatively intact following the fire. |
| "Forensic specialists will begin the lengthy, painstaking process of sifting and examining all the contents. | "Forensic specialists will begin the lengthy, painstaking process of sifting and examining all the contents. |
| href="/newsbeat/hi/newsbeat/newsid_7588000/7588102.stm">Eyewitness aerial account | |
| "There is extensive debris at the site and it will take some days, possibly several weeks, to complete this part of the investigation. | "There is extensive debris at the site and it will take some days, possibly several weeks, to complete this part of the investigation. |
| "We will be seeking to build up a picture of the circumstances leading up to the fire." | "We will be seeking to build up a picture of the circumstances leading up to the fire." |
| Police said "every possible scenario for what happened" was being considered and officers were following up all possible lines of inquiry. | Police said "every possible scenario for what happened" was being considered and officers were following up all possible lines of inquiry. |
| West Mercia Police believe the fire was started deliberately. | West Mercia Police believe the fire was started deliberately. |
| Supt Higgins said police were waiting for the results of post-mortem examinations carried out three horses found dead in a stable block, which was also gutted in the fire. | Supt Higgins said police were waiting for the results of post-mortem examinations carried out three horses found dead in a stable block, which was also gutted in the fire. |
| He said the bodies of three dogs were found close to the horses. | He said the bodies of three dogs were found close to the horses. |
| A large horse box, parked close to the gates of the property, has been removed from the site for forensic examination, he added. | A large horse box, parked close to the gates of the property, has been removed from the site for forensic examination, he added. |
| CCTV cameras from the property have also been taken away by police. | CCTV cameras from the property have also been taken away by police. |
| This picture of the Fosters was taken at a friend's house on Monday | This picture of the Fosters was taken at a friend's house on Monday |
| The fire in the house, thought to be valued at £1.2m, broke out at about 0500 BST on Tuesday. | The fire in the house, thought to be valued at £1.2m, broke out at about 0500 BST on Tuesday. |
| The day before the family had attended a barbecue at a friend's house. | The day before the family had attended a barbecue at a friend's house. |
| Mr Foster is listed as the director of Ulva Limited - a thermal insulation manufacturing company in Telford - with Mrs Foster named as company secretary. | Mr Foster is listed as the director of Ulva Limited - a thermal insulation manufacturing company in Telford - with Mrs Foster named as company secretary. |
| The firm went into administration in August last year and a court order was issued in November for the company to be wound up. | The firm went into administration in August last year and a court order was issued in November for the company to be wound up. |
| A judge later found Mr Foster had spent the previous months stripping Ulva of its assets and transferring them to a new firm he had set up called Ulva International. | A judge later found Mr Foster had spent the previous months stripping Ulva of its assets and transferring them to a new firm he had set up called Ulva International. |
| Mr Foster was also the alleged victim of a blackmail - but two men were cleared of attempting to blackmail him into giving them £100,000 at Shrewsbury Crown Court in November 2006. | Mr Foster was also the alleged victim of a blackmail - but two men were cleared of attempting to blackmail him into giving them £100,000 at Shrewsbury Crown Court in November 2006. |
| Kirstie Foster is a year 10 pupil at Ellesmere College, an independent school in Ellesmere, Shropshire. | Kirstie Foster is a year 10 pupil at Ellesmere College, an independent school in Ellesmere, Shropshire. |
| Headteacher Brendan Wignall said: "Kirstie is a charming, popular and hard-working girl with many friends, all of whom are hoping she will be found safe and well." | Headteacher Brendan Wignall said: "Kirstie is a charming, popular and hard-working girl with many friends, all of whom are hoping she will be found safe and well." |
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| Aerial views of the forensic team at Osbaston House | Aerial views of the forensic team at Osbaston House |