The remains of four separate victims have now been discovered at a mill in Oldham which was the scene of a huge blaze, it has been confirmed.
Though the search of the building will continue until 'there is no realistic likelihood of recovering further human remains or objects of significance' detectives say.
It means there is likely to continue to be an emergency service presence at the site for several more weeks at least. READ MORE: Devastated mum of boy pulled from horror pub blaze speaks out as he fights for life Human remains were first discovered at Bisdmark House on Bower by demolition workers on Saturday, July 23 this year with police declaring a major incident.
On May 7 huge fire broke out at building that firefighters spent four days tackling, though at the time there the fire service said there was no indication anyone was inside.
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