A man from Oldham has been named among those who lost their lives following a huge explosion at a block of flats in Jersey.
Peter Bowler, 72, was named along with eight other victims following the blast which ripped through the island’s capital, St Helier, at around 4am on Saturday.
Tributes have poured in for Mr Bowler, who is understood to have lived in one of the flats, and was originally from Oldham, ITV reports. He was known fondly by mainly people on the island as 'Oldham Pete.'
