Police issue poignant update after remains of four men found inside burnt out mill

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Greater Manchester Police have issued an update on their painstaking investigation into how the bodies of four Vietnamese men came to be found inside a burnt out mill in Oldham.

A huge blaze broke out at Bismark House Mill on May 7 last year and took four days for crews to bring under control. It was not believed that anyone was inside the building but two months later, demolition workers made the grim discovery - prompting a major incident.

Partial remains of four victims were found during a 'complex' and 'challenging' search which took several months. DNA testing has since identified the remains as those of Uoc Van Nguyen, Cuong Van Chu, Duong Van Nguyen and Nam Thanh. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Police believe they are likely to have been victims of modern-day slavery, although the cause of the devastating fire is still unknown.

More than twelve months on from the fire, in an update today (August 4), GMP confirmed that the bodies of the four men have now finally been repatriated back to Vietnam to be buried by their families.