Jersey

Police did not confirm the cause of the explosion, which occurred at an apartment block in St. Helier, capital of the British Crown Dependency off the coast ...

He did not comment on the cause of the explosion, and said that would be subject to investigation. Emergency services will continue to search for survivors through the night, Smith said. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Police said the site, Haut du Mont on Pier Road in capital St Helier, was "highly unsafe" with "pockets of fire" discovered hours after the "very, ...

He said "significant progress" had been made thanks to a "co-ordinated effort" to deal with the tragedy, with the search for missing people continuing throughout the night. The States of Jersey Police were called to the scene at 4am on Saturday, with one person pronounced dead and two others, described as "walking wounded", taken to hospital. At a news conference on Saturday, police described the scene at Haut du Mont on Pier Road as one of "utter devastation", telling journalists how the tower block had "completely collapsed" and "doesn't even look like a building" after the "very, very significant explosion". "This involves a number of stages, including vacating the site for short periods to allow dogs to enter, and the careful movement of debris." Emergency services have been working through the night after a "devastating" explosion at a three-storey tower block in Jersey left three people dead and "around a dozen" more missing. Police said the site, Haut du Mont on Pier Road in capital St Helier, was "highly unsafe" with "pockets of fire" discovered hours after the "very, very significant" explosion in the early hours of Saturday morning.

At least three people have died following an explosion and fire at a block of flats in Jersey, Chief Minister Kristina Moore has said.

It is a pretty devastating scene, I regret to say." "I'm a little bit shocked, but we are lucky we're OK." "There is also damage to a nearby building as well, another block of flats that the fire service needs to make safe.

One person has died and several are missing after an explosion and fire at an apartment building in the Channel island of Jersey on Saturday, police said.

Local police were alerted to the incident just before 4 a.m. The situation has not been designated as a terrorist incident, although authorities are investigating all avenues. Search and rescue operations have moved to recovery operations at the apartment building that exploded and collapsed at the

About a dozen people are missing and two are being treated in hospital after the explosion on Pier Road in St Helier just before 04:00 GMT. Searches are under ...

You can also get in touch in the following ways: the housing and everyone's been very good to us at the moment... Please include your name, age and location with any submission. "Our thoughts are with the residents of the area and anyone who has been affected." [said it was working with the fire service](https://twitter.com/Islandenergy_/status/1601495831055671301) to "understand exactly what has happened". Luis, who was rescued from his flat with his nephew, said his doors and windows had been "blown off" by the explosion. The Government of Jersey has asked islanders not to go to the Emergency Department "unless absolutely necessary". helping us." "The bed started to shake and there was this massive bang," she said. "We heard an explosion at about four o'clock this morning, we got up and we found it [debris] in the flat, all the windows had been put in, the staircase had been damaged and there was fire everywhere outside," he said. Emergency services said a fire caused by the explosion had been extinguished and the police force said it was using specialist resources to find "anybody trapped in the rubble". However, Jersey Fire & Rescue said "pockets of fire" had been discovered in the area.

The fire on the island off the coast of northern France extinguished but search continues for survivors, officials say.

It has a population of 100,000 people. Emergency services will continue to search for survivors through the night, Smith said. At least three people have been killed and about a dozen are missing in an explosion early on Saturday at a block of flats on the English Channel island of Jersey.

The Jersey government tweeted a video of firefighters and specialist rescue teams, including a dog, on the scene in St Helier on last night. The footage ...

Andium Homes, a state-owned but independent company which rents out thousands of properties on the island, said it is focusing on supporting residents at the estate. Mr Smith told a press conference earlier on Sunday that the search had moved to a "recovery stage", which is likely to take "weeks". Five people are confirmed to have died following an explosion at a block of flats in the capital of Jersey, St Helier.

Police said the site, Haut du Mont on Pier Road in capital St Helier, was "highly unsafe" with "pockets of fire" discovered hours after the "very, ...

He said "significant progress" had been made thanks to a "co-ordinated effort" to deal with the tragedy, with the search for missing people continuing throughout the night. The States of Jersey Police were called to the scene at 4am on Saturday, with one person pronounced dead and two others, described as "walking wounded", taken to hospital. At a news conference on Saturday, police described the scene at Haut du Mont on Pier Road as one of "utter devastation", telling journalists how the tower block had "completely collapsed" and "doesn't even look like a building" after the "very, very significant explosion". "This involves a number of stages, including vacating the site for short periods to allow dogs to enter, and the careful movement of debris." Emergency services have been working through the night after a "devastating" explosion at a three-storey tower block in Jersey left three people dead and "around a dozen" more missing. Police said the site, Haut du Mont on Pier Road in capital St Helier, was "highly unsafe" with "pockets of fire" discovered hours after the "very, very significant" explosion in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Emergency services switched from search and rescue to a "recovery operation" on Sunday.

It is self-governing, with its own legal and judicial system. Specialist teams arrived on the Island from the UK's Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Services to help with the operation on Saturday. The police chief did not comment on the cause of the explosion, saying this would be subject to investigation. A gas leak is thought to be the cause of the tragedy, though this is subject to investigation. "We are not going to be here for days we are likely to be here for weeks," said Smith, having earlier described "a pretty devastating scene" following the explosion. "It is with sadness that I am confirming that the search-and-rescue operation had been moved to a recovery operation," said Chief of Police Robin Smith, adding that this decision was made after a "detailed assessment and following the use of specialist K9 units".

Three people confirmed dead after blast at block of flats in St Helier, and 12 are still missing.

“It was not quite clear what it was but it certainly woke myself and many people.” Earlier, Moore said she had been woken by the blast. So inevitably, tragically, and sadly, that is the case.” He said: “We brought over a number of specialist assets yesterday afternoon, some of which came in chinooks [helicopters]. That seems likely, but ‘we do not know’ is a simple answer.” “Their families were made aware of this announcement before other Islanders.

This Dec. 10, 2022, photo shows the rubble of a low-rise apartment block after an explosion in Saint-Helier, Jersey Island, killed three people, authorities ...

The Jersey government tweeted a video of firefighters and specialist rescue teams including sniffer dogs working at the scene in St Helier.

He described said the scene in St Helier as one of “tragedy” and “complete devastation”. “We are just continuing to search and most of our efforts at the moment are about organisation and logistics of securing the right support at the right time, and making sure that the right equipment arrives in the right sequence.” “This involves a number of stages, including vacating the site for short periods to allow dogs to enter, and the careful movement of debris.”