Emergency services are now treating the scene of a flats explosion in Jersey, as a “recovery operation” rather than search and rescue, suggesting no further survivors have been found.
This comes after police said they believed “around a dozen” people were missing following the blast which destroyed a block of flats in the early hours of Saturday morning. At least three people have now been confirmed to have died in the St Helier explosion, which has been described as a "total collapse" of the building.
Chief of Jersey Police Robin Smith said: “It is with sadness that I am confirming that the search-and-rescue operation had been moved to a recovery operation. The decision was made after a detailed assessment and following the use of specialist K9 units.
