Oxford Manual of Major Incident Management

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The extent of this incident, the nature of the collapse and the location where the missing people were working means that it is highly unlikely the three missing people are still alive. Our thoughts are with the family affected and specially trained officers will continue to support them throughout this investigation.

Following the partial building collapse of Didcot A Power Station yesterday (23/2), we can now confirm that the families of the three missing people have visited the site, supported by Family Liaison Officers from Thames Valley Police. Specialist heavy lifting and engineering equipment is being brought in as the operation moves forward. We’re encouraging residents in the areas affected to check-in on any vulnerable neighbours in case they need water collecting. Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has command of the incident, supported by South Central Ambulance Service and Thames Valley Police. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.The site remains extremely unstable and so the safety of the teams working on site has to be our first consideration.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. For reasonably foreseeable events that would require an emergency response from the University there is a requirement for departmental plans to be drawn up ready for implementation.We've had no significant signs [of life], but that doesn't mean to say there isn't saveable lives still within the building. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. We have a team of detectives working on this case and are investigating every possibility to ensure that we catch the offender. The BMW failed to stop and five minutes later collided with a black VW Touran being driven along the Slade in Headington. The Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Nathan Travis, Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Services said: “We continue to work with Thames Valley Police to keep families informed of our progress on the site.

We are continuing to work with the Health and Safety Executive and all the emergency services to understand the cause of this incident.I have given a personal undertaking to the families that we will do everything we can to recover their loved ones, and that is what we are trying to do. Thames Valley Police Assistant Chief Constable Scott Chilton said: “We are continuing to work with the Health and Safety Executive and all the emergency services to understand the cause of this incident. The fourth suspect, also 19, was arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug over the specified limit and has been bailed.