Death Toll in Jersey Fire Rises to 5; 4 Still Missing

Specialist rescue teams at the scene of an explosion and fire at an apartment building in St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, on Dec. 11, 2022. Aaron Chown/PA via AP

LONDON—The number of people killed in an apartment building explosion and fire on the English Channel Island of Jersey has risen to five, and four others are still unaccounted for, police said Sunday.

Robin Smith, chief of Jersey Police, said specialist teams were continuing a painstaking search of the area in St. Helier, the island’s capital, and warned it was likely to be weeks before investigations are completed.