Cause of Oldham mill fire which killed four Vietnamese nationals yet to be determined
09.06.2023 - 14:47
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The cause of a fire which burned a former mill to the ground and led to the discovery of four Vietnamese nationals is still yet to be determined, an inquest has heard. Uoc Van Nguyen, Cuong Van Chu, Duong Van Nguyen and Nam Thanh Lee were all formally identified following the tragedy at the derelict Bismark House Mill.
A fire broke out at the mill in Oldham on May 7 last year and took four days for the fire service to bring under control. The human remains were then first discovered by demolition workers on July 23 with a complex investigation to identify the individuals begun.
A part-heard inquest hearing at Rochdale Coroners' Court today (June 9) heard details of how each individual was identified, using DNA testing, evidence from forensic anthropologists, and forensic odonatologists. Senior Coroner Joanne Kearsley told the court that the search undertaken of the site was "extremely complex" and "difficult," but was as thorough as it could be.
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The search which found the 'majority of each victim' took six months and meant searching through 5,000 tons of rubble. Detective Superintendent Lewis Hughes, of Greater Manchester Police, confirmed to the court that 'as far as possible' all that was there of the four victims has been recovered. He added there was no evidence that there were any more possible victims other than the four identified.
Ms Kearsley opened the hearing saying that it would "only deal with the identification of the deceased" and a full inquest in "due course" would determine how they died. DSI Hughes took the court through the process that police took to identify the four men, after which they were able to be in a position to
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