THE remains of a coal-fired power station where four workers were killed when it collapsed several years ago were demolished today.

Cooling towers at the disused Didcot plant in Oxfordshire, owned by German group RWE, were taken down in the early hours.

Christopher Huxtable (33), from Swansea, South Wales, Kenneth Cresswell (57) and John Shaw (61), both from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, and Michael Collings (53) from Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Teesside, died after the partial collapse of the boiler house at the Didcot A plant in February 2016.

Thames Valley Police and the Health and Safety Executive had launched a joint investigation to consider corporate manslaughter, gross negligence manslaughter and health and safety offences.

Contracting firm Brown and Mason carried out yesterday’s demolition.

Didcot A ceased operation in 2013 after running for 43 years. Three of its towers were demolished in 2014.