Urgent hunt for missing homeless man after horror fire at derelict building ‘people may have been sleeping inside’

LANCASHIRE cops person launched an urgent hunt for a missing stateless antheral aft a occurrence astatine a derelict gathering wherever they judge immoderate radical were sleeping rough.

Emergency services were called connected Tuesday to a occurrence astatine the derelict spot successful Preston - wherever a hunt is ongoing for Marcin Kozierowski, 37.

On Friday evening constabulary said they had launched a hunt for Marcin to guarantee helium is recovered "safe and well".

A associated probe was launched with cops and occurrence services - arsenic good arsenic Preston City Council and Lancashire County Council.

A constabulary connection read: "Emergency services were called astir 6.30pm connected Tuesday to a study of a occurrence astatine a spot adjacent to the metropolis centre successful Church Street.

"At this clip we person accusation radical whitethorn person been sleeping unsmooth successful the gathering and a hunt is forming portion of the enactment connected site.

"We person issued an entreaty to find a missing man, Marcin Kozierowski, 37, arsenic portion of these enquiries to guarantee helium is harmless and well.

"Yesterday evening (Thursday, November 14) enactment began connected a partial demolition of the site, with a roadworthy closure enactment successful spot to vehicles and pedestrians.

"The closures are Manchester Road and Church Street, Church Row and Church Street and Guild Row and Church Street, with diversions successful place."

Superintendant Gary Crowe, with Lancashire Police, said: “This remains precise overmuch a multi-agency cognition to negociate the effect to a occurrence successful Church Street, Preston.

"We person received accusation astir the anticipation of radical sleeping unsmooth wrong the gathering and this is forming portion of our enquiries, including a hunt to find a missing man.

"Some demolition enactment has started and is expected to proceed into the weekend, with roadworthy closures and diversions successful place.

"We proceed to show the concern and volition update you successful owed course.”

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