One dead and ‘around a dozen’ missing after explosion in Jersey block of flats

One person has died in the blast at St Helier (Alamy/PA)

One person has died and several are missing following an explosion and fire at a block of flats in Jersey, police have said.

Robin Smith, the chief officer of the States of Jersey Police, told a press conference that “around a dozen” residents are missing following a blast in St Helier on the south of the island.