An inquest has been opened into the deaths of two people after human remains were discovered at a mill in Oldham last month.
Married man Uoc Van Nguyen, 31, is so far the only person to be identified - with three other missing Vietnamese nationals feared dead by police - following a devastating blaze at the mill in May.
An inquest opening at Rochdale Coroners Court today (August 16) heard Mr Nguyen's remains were discovered on July 28 - five days after a first set of human remains were discovered by demolition workers at the Bismark House Mill. READ MORE:A forgotten child in the Greater Manchester flats that are full of fear Specialist officers were able to obtain fingerprints from Mr Nguyen's body which matched with an immigration and asylum database - prompting his formal identification, the hearing was told.
It's understood Mr Nguyen had kept in touch with his wife, named by Senior Coroner Joanne Kearsley as Tran Thi Huy, and told her he was in a mill.
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