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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Alice Peacock

Jersey flats explosion: Seven killed in blast after residents reported 'smelling gas'

The death toll from an explosion at a block of flats in St Helier, Jersey, has risen to seven.

States of Jersey Police Chief Officer Robin Smith on Tuesday confirmed that the death toll from the incident on Friday has increased from five to seven.

Firefighters were called to the block in St Helier just after 8.30pm on Friday when occupants smelled gas, and it was allegedly deemed safe before the explosion nine hours later.

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