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| A fire service could be charged with corporate manslaughter over the deaths of four firefighters, police have said. | A fire service could be charged with corporate manslaughter over the deaths of four firefighters, police have said. |
| The bodies of Ashley Stephens, 20, John Averis, 27, and Darren Yates-Badley, 24, were found inside the remains of a warehouse in Warwickshire. | |
| Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital following the fire on 2 November. | Ian Reid, 44, died in hospital following the fire on 2 November. |
| Police said it was possible Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service could face charges and they were "ruling nothing out". | Police said it was possible Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service could face charges and they were "ruling nothing out". |
| Officers have spent the last four weeks searching the shell of the Atherstone-on-Stour warehouse and are treating the blaze as suspicious. | Officers have spent the last four weeks searching the shell of the Atherstone-on-Stour warehouse and are treating the blaze as suspicious. |
| Cause unknown | |
| At a news conference held on Wednesday morning, Warwickshire Police said a "meticulous" search of the site had not provided clues to the cause of the fire so far. | At a news conference held on Wednesday morning, Warwickshire Police said a "meticulous" search of the site had not provided clues to the cause of the fire so far. |
| Asked whether the fire service would face charges, Det Supt Ken Lawrence said: "It is possible. We are exploring every single possibility and ruling nothing out." | Asked whether the fire service would face charges, Det Supt Ken Lawrence said: "It is possible. We are exploring every single possibility and ruling nothing out." |
| He added: "I still don't know what started it. I am erring on the side of caution, treating it as if it was arson, but clearly I would add that I am open-minded about that." | He added: "I still don't know what started it. I am erring on the side of caution, treating it as if it was arson, but clearly I would add that I am open-minded about that." |
| Dates have now been set for the firefighters' funerals | Dates have now been set for the firefighters' funerals |
| Mr Lawrence said initial reports that migrant workers had been sleeping in the warehouse on the night of the blaze were untrue, although it might have happened on previous occasions. | |
| He added that the search of the site could take at least until the end of January. | |
| Police officers are still interviewing warehouse workers and have drawn up a list of 400 people who were on the site in the days running up to the fire, on 2 November. | Police officers are still interviewing warehouse workers and have drawn up a list of 400 people who were on the site in the days running up to the fire, on 2 November. |
| Ch Supt Paul Mason Brown, in charge of operations at the scene, said the building was still unstable and the safety of those working there was a priority. | |
| He added that an air raid-style siren was being used to warn people of any movement in the warehouse. | He added that an air raid-style siren was being used to warn people of any movement in the warehouse. |
| Floral tributes have been laid in front of the site. | |