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| Search for firefighters continues | Search for firefighters continues |
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| Fire crews have worked through the night in their inch-by-inch search of a burnt-out warehouse for the bodies of three missing colleagues. | Fire crews have worked through the night in their inch-by-inch search of a burnt-out warehouse for the bodies of three missing colleagues. |
| The operation at the vegetable plant in Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire, has continued since the blaze on Friday. | The operation at the vegetable plant in Atherstone on Stour, Warwickshire, has continued since the blaze on Friday. |
| One firefighter, Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital after being pulled from the wreckage at an early stage. | One firefighter, Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital after being pulled from the wreckage at an early stage. |
| The county fire service chaplain named the missing men as Darren Yates-Badley, Ashley Stephens and John Averis. | The county fire service chaplain named the missing men as Darren Yates-Badley, Ashley Stephens and John Averis. |
| Aerial image of warehouse | |
| Up to 200 people are involved in what fire crews have called the "immensely frustrating" search of the packing plant, which is the size of four football pitches. | Up to 200 people are involved in what fire crews have called the "immensely frustrating" search of the packing plant, which is the size of four football pitches. |
| We will not stop operations until we retrieve the Warwickshire firefighters who are still in the building Jon Hall, Hereford and Worcester Fire Service Town rocked by fire tragedy | We will not stop operations until we retrieve the Warwickshire firefighters who are still in the building Jon Hall, Hereford and Worcester Fire Service Town rocked by fire tragedy |
| Jon Hall, assistant chief of Hereford and Worcester fire service, said: "We are monitoring the situation minute by minute. The desire to see this through to the end is unstinted." | Jon Hall, assistant chief of Hereford and Worcester fire service, said: "We are monitoring the situation minute by minute. The desire to see this through to the end is unstinted." |
| The four men were in the building when the roof collapsed and Mr Hall said there was a continuing danger of further collapses. | The four men were in the building when the roof collapsed and Mr Hall said there was a continuing danger of further collapses. |
| Hopes of completing the search before midnight on Monday were not realised. | Hopes of completing the search before midnight on Monday were not realised. |
| "Due to the state of the building and the conditions crews are having to work in, we can no longer say how much longer this operation will take," Mr Hall continued. | "Due to the state of the building and the conditions crews are having to work in, we can no longer say how much longer this operation will take," Mr Hall continued. |
| "We will not stop operations until we retrieve the Warwickshire firefighters who are still in the building." | "We will not stop operations until we retrieve the Warwickshire firefighters who are still in the building." |
| Ashley Stevens and Darren Yates-Badley were based at Alcester | Ashley Stevens and Darren Yates-Badley were based at Alcester |
| Earlier, he said the 150 staff who worked at the site had all been accounted for. | Earlier, he said the 150 staff who worked at the site had all been accounted for. |
| When the bodies are found, members of Warwickshire Fire and Rescue will carry them out of the building, as a mark of respect, the service has said. | When the bodies are found, members of Warwickshire Fire and Rescue will carry them out of the building, as a mark of respect, the service has said. |
| Warwickshire Police said on Monday they had not yet established the cause of the fire which "remains suspicious". | Warwickshire Police said on Monday they had not yet established the cause of the fire which "remains suspicious". |
| Outside Alcester Fire Station, where two of the firefighters were based, candles have been lit and floral tributes laid. | Outside Alcester Fire Station, where two of the firefighters were based, candles have been lit and floral tributes laid. |
| In a statement, Mr Stephens' fiancee, mother Sharon and father Paul, said: "Ashley was a wonderful loving father, fiancee, son and brother and he will always be in our hearts." | In a statement, Mr Stephens' fiancee, mother Sharon and father Paul, said: "Ashley was a wonderful loving father, fiancee, son and brother and he will always be in our hearts." |
| Mr Yates-Badley's wife, Fay, and his parents Mandy and Stephen Baylis, said he was "larger than life". | Mr Yates-Badley's wife, Fay, and his parents Mandy and Stephen Baylis, said he was "larger than life". |
| 'Heroic actions' | 'Heroic actions' |
| "Darren treated everyone equally and with the same kindness," they said. | "Darren treated everyone equally and with the same kindness," they said. |
| "We didn't realise the impact that Darren had on other people's lives and he is our hero." | "We didn't realise the impact that Darren had on other people's lives and he is our hero." |
| The three missing men were all in their 20s. | The three missing men were all in their 20s. |
| Mr Reid had worked for Warwickshire Fire Service for four years, and had been based in Rugby and Stratford. | Mr Reid had worked for Warwickshire Fire Service for four years, and had been based in Rugby and Stratford. |
| Warwickshire's chief fire officer William Brown praised all the men. | Warwickshire's chief fire officer William Brown praised all the men. |
| He said: "Our work involves us in often difficult and sometimes highly dangerous call-outs. | He said: "Our work involves us in often difficult and sometimes highly dangerous call-outs. |
| "These professional men were doing their job of controlling a raging fire - with a tragic outcome - but their actions remain those of heroes." | "These professional men were doing their job of controlling a raging fire - with a tragic outcome - but their actions remain those of heroes." |
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