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  4. 3 killed, dozen missing in Jersey Island explosion
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3 killed, dozen missing in Jersey Island explosion

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 11 Dec 2022 09:20

Jersey is a self-governing dependency of the UK and is located off the coast of northern France in the English Channel.

  • The smoke from the scene of the blast (CNN)
    The smoke from the scene of the blast (CNN)

An explosion on the Channel Island of Jersey left three dead and around a dozen missing, after a three-story building in the town of St. Helier collapsed following a blast on Saturday. 

Robin Smith, chief officer of the States of Jersey Police, released a statement that police were notified a little before 4 am after residents reported smelling gas the night before the blast and confirmed that emergency services promptly responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. 

WATCH: #BNNUK Reports.

After reports emerged of an explosion in the early hours of Saturday, a large area in St Helier has been cordoned off.#Jersey #explosion #UK #Accident pic.twitter.com/35rfgR2LcH

— Gurbaksh Singh Chahal (@gchahal) December 10, 2022

Smith described the situation as a “devastating scene" as she confirmed that the building “completely collapsed,” but the cause of the blast is still being investigated. 

Jersey is a self-governing dependency of the UK and the largest of the Channel Islands and is located off the coast of northern France in the English Channel.

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