BREAKING: The death toll of an explosion at a block of flats in Jersey has risen to three.
The death toll of an explosion at a block of flats in Jersey has risen to three.Residents reportedly complained they could smell gas hours before the tragedy.Paul Brown, chief fire officer, said: ‘The plan is that we will continue searching and we have no other plan at this stage.
He later added: ‘The area is being lit and teams will be working tonight, all night, and we will not stop for the time being.’Chief Minister Kristina Moore called it an ‘unimaginable tragedy’ for the Channel Island. ‘I went outside to take a look… I could see what looked like police and firefighters shining torches through windows of surrounding buildings.
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