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| Four firefighters, one of whom is dead and three missing following a suspicious warehouse blaze, are expected to be identified. | Four firefighters, one of whom is dead and three missing following a suspicious warehouse blaze, are expected to be identified. |
| It comes as a search continues to find the missing firefighters in the wreckage of the building in Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire. | It comes as a search continues to find the missing firefighters in the wreckage of the building in Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire. |
| The operation, which began on Sunday involving more than 100 fire officers, is expected to take up to 36 hours. | The operation, which began on Sunday involving more than 100 fire officers, is expected to take up to 36 hours. |
| A service of prayer was held for the four men in the town of Alcester. | |
| One of the four was confirmed dead after being pulled from Friday night's fire. Three of his colleagues remained in the burning premises as the roof collapsed. | One of the four was confirmed dead after being pulled from Friday night's fire. Three of his colleagues remained in the burning premises as the roof collapsed. |
| It has an added poignancy when it is their own colleagues they are searching for Jon Hall, Fire chief | It has an added poignancy when it is their own colleagues they are searching for Jon Hall, Fire chief |
| Avish Malde, a director of the firm which owns the site, has revealed there was no sprinkler system installed at the vegetable-packing warehouse. | Avish Malde, a director of the firm which owns the site, has revealed there was no sprinkler system installed at the vegetable-packing warehouse. |
| Wealmoor Atherstone Ltd, the company which owns the site, says none of the 300 people it employs there are missing. | Wealmoor Atherstone Ltd, the company which owns the site, says none of the 300 people it employs there are missing. |
| Mr Malde, who said the fire began at the end of a shift, said: "There isn't a fire sprinkler system in place at the moment but plans were in place to actually put one in. | Mr Malde, who said the fire began at the end of a shift, said: "There isn't a fire sprinkler system in place at the moment but plans were in place to actually put one in. |
| "So at this moment in time we're co-operating fully with the fire services on that line of the inquiry." | "So at this moment in time we're co-operating fully with the fire services on that line of the inquiry." |
| Specialist teams from across the UK started going onto the site on Sunday afternoon. | Specialist teams from across the UK started going onto the site on Sunday afternoon. |
| They are investigating why the fire crews went into the warehouse while it was still burning. | They are investigating why the fire crews went into the warehouse while it was still burning. |
| Ever-present threat of death In pictures: Warehouse fire | Ever-present threat of death In pictures: Warehouse fire |
| At a news conference on Sunday afternoon, Assistant Chief Officer Jon Hall, of Hereford and Worcester Fire Service, said the building was still collapsing. | At a news conference on Sunday afternoon, Assistant Chief Officer Jon Hall, of Hereford and Worcester Fire Service, said the building was still collapsing. |
| Mr Hall said: "It's still moving - we know it's moving and that's why you'll see monitoring equipment so we know exactly what parts of the building are moving and when. | Mr Hall said: "It's still moving - we know it's moving and that's why you'll see monitoring equipment so we know exactly what parts of the building are moving and when. |
| "Particularly in the current weather, where it heats up and cools down overnight, there's still a lot of movement in that building. It's quite a complex search operation. | "Particularly in the current weather, where it heats up and cools down overnight, there's still a lot of movement in that building. It's quite a complex search operation. |
| "The crews always want to do their best but it has an added poignancy when it is their own colleagues they are searching for." | "The crews always want to do their best but it has an added poignancy when it is their own colleagues they are searching for." |
| The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said it believed all four were retained firefighters, who work part-time. | The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said it believed all four were retained firefighters, who work part-time. |
| Warwickshire Fire Service's chaplain, Canon David Capron, is from a family of retained firefighters and led the church service. | |
| He said people were converging on nearby Alcester's fire station in tears to express their condolences. | |
| 'No routine incident' | 'No routine incident' |
| "Clearly this has deeply affected the town. It's a close-knit community," he said. | |
| Steve McGuirk, president of the Chief Fire Officers' Association, said: "This dreadful incident is a sharp and poignant reminder to us all of the risks faced by our firefighters on a daily basis and that there is no such thing as a routine incident." | |
| It could be the worst loss of life for on-duty firefighters for more than 30 years. | It could be the worst loss of life for on-duty firefighters for more than 30 years. |
| Seven firefighters died in 1972 while fighting a blaze at a warehouse in Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow. | Seven firefighters died in 1972 while fighting a blaze at a warehouse in Kilbirnie Street, Glasgow. |
| In that incident, one firefighter was trapped inside the building and six of his colleagues died trying to rescue him. | In that incident, one firefighter was trapped inside the building and six of his colleagues died trying to rescue him. |