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| Funeral for fourth blaze fireman | Funeral for fourth blaze fireman |
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| The last of the four funerals for the firefighters who died as a result of a warehouse blaze has taken place. | The last of the four funerals for the firefighters who died as a result of a warehouse blaze has taken place. |
| Hundreds of firefighters lined the streets of Alcester, Warwickshire, to pay their respects to 24-year-old Darren Yates-Badley. | Hundreds of firefighters lined the streets of Alcester, Warwickshire, to pay their respects to 24-year-old Darren Yates-Badley. |
| His wife Fay paid tribute to a "kind and caring man" in a statement read out during the service. | His wife Fay paid tribute to a "kind and caring man" in a statement read out during the service. |
| Mr Yates-Badley's body was retrieved from the burnt-out building following a five-day search operation. | Mr Yates-Badley's body was retrieved from the burnt-out building following a five-day search operation. |
| The funeral follows those of three of his colleagues who also died as a result of last month's fire in Atherstone-on-Stour. | The funeral follows those of three of his colleagues who also died as a result of last month's fire in Atherstone-on-Stour. |
| Mr Yates-Badley was a retained firefighter who had worked at Alcester Fire Station for five years. | |
| Family and friends were joined by firefighters from across the UK forming a guard of honour. | Family and friends were joined by firefighters from across the UK forming a guard of honour. |
| Daughter's letter | Daughter's letter |
| Mrs Yates-Badley described her husband as "the love of my life". | Mrs Yates-Badley described her husband as "the love of my life". |
| "I will miss him as a best friend and husband who said he would be there always and forever," she said. | "I will miss him as a best friend and husband who said he would be there always and forever," she said. |
| Her tribute was read out at St Nicholas Church by Canon David Cook, who conducted the couple's wedding in October. | Her tribute was read out at St Nicholas Church by Canon David Cook, who conducted the couple's wedding in October. |
| The service began with the reading of a letter written by the firefighter's three-year-old daughter. | |
| "I know you are never going to see me grow up but mummy says I will see you every night in my dreams. Good night, sleep tight," she wrote. | "I know you are never going to see me grow up but mummy says I will see you every night in my dreams. Good night, sleep tight," she wrote. |
| A major police investigation is continuing into the fire on 2 November in which Ashley Stephens, 20, Ian Reid, 44, and 27-year-old John Averis also died. | A major police investigation is continuing into the fire on 2 November in which Ashley Stephens, 20, Ian Reid, 44, and 27-year-old John Averis also died. |