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| Guard of honour for firefighters | Guard of honour for firefighters |
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| About 200 firefighters have formed a guard of honour as the bodies of three of their colleagues were brought out from the wreckage of a warehouse. | About 200 firefighters have formed a guard of honour as the bodies of three of their colleagues were brought out from the wreckage of a warehouse. |
| Crews from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue led the tribute in Atherstone-on-Stour, which was attended by firefighters from around the country. | Crews from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue led the tribute in Atherstone-on-Stour, which was attended by firefighters from around the country. |
| The bodies of Darren Yates-Badley, Ashley Stephens and John Averis were found earlier after a three-day search. | The bodies of Darren Yates-Badley, Ashley Stephens and John Averis were found earlier after a three-day search. |
| Firefighter Ian Reid died in hospital on Friday. | Firefighter Ian Reid died in hospital on Friday. |
| Those paying tribute lined the roadside outside the vegetable packing warehouse. | Those paying tribute lined the roadside outside the vegetable packing warehouse. |
| Speaking shortly after the bodies were removed, Warwickshire county fire officer William Brown said tributes to the firefighters had arrived from around the world. | |
| He said: "We've now got all four colleagues who we've lost in this tragic incident. | |
| "Our hearts and our minds and our thoughts are with the families and once again we offer them our condolences at this very sad time for them. | |
| "This fire will be marked forever in Warwickshire - today we have our flags at half mast. | |
| Ashley Stephens, Darren Yates-Badley, Ian Reid and John Averis | |
| "Tributes are arriving from all over the world as people acknowledge the grief that is being felt here." | |
| Mr Reid, 44 was based at Rugby and Stratford, while John Averis, 27, was at Stratford fire station. | |
| Mr Yates-Badley, 24 and Mr Stephens, 20, were both based at Alcester fire station. | |
| The search for their bodies in the warehouse had been hampered by winds affecting the unsafe building. | The search for their bodies in the warehouse had been hampered by winds affecting the unsafe building. |
| Nine specialist search and rescue teams from around the country took part in the search. | Nine specialist search and rescue teams from around the country took part in the search. |