Vietnamese men who died in Oldham fire ‘likely to have been modern slavery victims’

Human remains were discovered after a fire at Bismark House Mill in Oldham. Photograph: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service/PA

Four Vietnamese men who died in a mill fire were likely to have been the victims of modern slavery, police have said.

The men’s bodies were discovered 10 weeks after a huge fire destroyed the derelict Bismark House Mill in Oldham, Greater Manchester, on 7 May.