Three people confirmed dead after blast at block of flats in St Helier, and 12 are still missing

Emergency services in Jersey are treating an explosion at a block of flats as a “recovery operation” rather than search and rescue, the police chief has said, with 12 people still missing.

Three people were confirmed dead on Saturday after the blast at Haut du Mont, Pier Road, in the capital, St Helier.

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