3 Dead, More Missing After Residential Building Explosion in Jersey

Picture taken with permission from the twitter feed of @just_daniel1411 of the aftermath of an explosion and fire at a block of flats in St Helier, Jersey, on Dec. 10, 2022. Daniel Hunt via PA Media

Three people have been confirmed dead on Saturday following an explosion and fire that collapsed a block of flats in Jersey, one of the UK’s self-ruled Crown Dependencies.

Three others have been treated in hospital for apparent minor injuries, and police are continuing to search for around “a dozen” people thought to be missing.