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| Firefighters searching through the debris of a warehouse fire in Warwickshire have found a body. | Firefighters searching through the debris of a warehouse fire in Warwickshire have found a body. |
| A spokesman said they were certain they had come across one body and the search would continue until all of the missing firefighters were retrieved. | A spokesman said they were certain they had come across one body and the search would continue until all of the missing firefighters were retrieved. |
| Firefighter Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital after being pulled from the wreckage of Friday's fire in Atherstone-on-Stour. | |
| Darren Yates-Badley, Ashley Stephens and John Averis are still missing. | Darren Yates-Badley, Ashley Stephens and John Averis are still missing. |
| The spokesman did not confirm the identity of the body they found. | The spokesman did not confirm the identity of the body they found. |
| 'Lengthy inquiry' | 'Lengthy inquiry' |
| Glen Ranger, deputy chief fire officer for Warwickshire, said: "I am certain we have found one of the firefighters who died while fighting this fire. | Glen Ranger, deputy chief fire officer for Warwickshire, said: "I am certain we have found one of the firefighters who died while fighting this fire. |
| "Over 200 personnel will now continue to work tirelessly until we find the remains of our missing colleagues." | "Over 200 personnel will now continue to work tirelessly until we find the remains of our missing colleagues." |
| Crews are still carrying out a finger tip search of the buildingFirefighters have been carrying out an inch by inch search of the huge building but have been hampered by its perilous state. | |
| Chief Supt Ken Lawrence, of Warwickshire Police, said the inquiry into the fire would be "lengthy and detailed". | Chief Supt Ken Lawrence, of Warwickshire Police, said the inquiry into the fire would be "lengthy and detailed". |
| He said detectives would need to identify all of the staff who worked at the vegetable packing plant, and interview about 200 firefighters who had dealt with the blaze. | He said detectives would need to identify all of the staff who worked at the vegetable packing plant, and interview about 200 firefighters who had dealt with the blaze. |
| "It is progressing quite speedily and I am quite content with that at the moment," he said. | |
| Worked through the night | |
| Mr Ranger added that fire crews were now about 20 to 30 metres inside the building. | |
| Firefighters have worked through the night, continuing their search for their colleagues. | |
| The building is structurally unsafe and special monitoring equipment has been put in place around it to check for movements. A steel girder fell during the search on Monday. | |
| Police forensic teams are also inside the warehouse investigating the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious, and items are being removed for analysis. | |
| Outside Alcester Fire Station, where two of the firefighters were based, candles have been lit and floral tributes laid. |