One particular person was killed and several other others had been lacking after a big explosion Saturday at a block of flats in Jersey’s capital St Helier, police on the British Channel island mentioned.

A fireplace was put out however emergency providers are nonetheless conducting “significant work” on the scene, which has been cordoned off, the police mentioned, as a line of ambulances queued up.

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Around a dozen residents are nonetheless lacking after the incident round 4:00 am (0400 GMT), Jersey police chief Robin Smith instructed reporters, urging folks to keep away from the world.

One particular person had died and two others had been taken to hospital, he mentioned, describing them as “walking wounded”.

“There are of course a number of other people that are unaccounted for and therefore a search and rescue operation has commenced.”