Derek William Barks, Derek Moore, Jason Shingler and Dorothy Bailey died in the 2015 explosion
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A worker at a mill where an explosion killed four people has told a court he was sacked after raising safety concerns.
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image captionDerek William Barks, Derek Moore, Jason Shingler and Dorothy Bailey died in the 2015 explosion
A worker at a wood mill where four people died in a blast said he had been sacked after raising safety concerns.
Matthew Dutton told a trial at Chester Town Hall he had been told to go home after refusing to clean part of the mill workers believed was dangerous.
He said machinery at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, Cheshire, was never turned off, the dust in the area was up to his knees and the air was unbreathable .
A firm and its director are on trial over the deaths in July 2015.
A worker at the Bosley wood mill in Cheshire was sacked by manager Peter Shingler, 56, for complaining and refusing to clean a dangerous area , a trial at Chester Town Hall heard.
Updated: 20 Feb 2021, 9:54
TALENTED and fun-loving with celebrity friends including Amy Winehouse, Pete Doherty and Kate Moss, Louise Cattell had an incredibly bright future ahead of her.
But it was taken away when, at the age of just 21, the 5ft 1ins student overdosed in her bathtub after taking ketamine.
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Louise Cattell (right) with her mum Vicky Unwin before her tragic deathCredit: Supplied
Now, on the 10th anniversary of her death, her mother Vicky Unwin is sending a stark warning about the dangers of the popular party drug.
Figures released this month show that one in 10 teenagers admit to taking hard drugs including ketamine – which is commonly used as a horse tranquilliser or anaesthetic - as it has become the cheap, lockdown drug of choice.
Amazing brother drowned after night out with friends Popular Matt Dutton had been watching football with his mates on the night tragedy struck
07:55, 3 FEB 2021
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Matthew Dutton (Image: Greater Manchester Police)
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