BREAKING: One person has died and several residents are still missing following a huge explosion in Jersey.
Locals compared the blast to an ‘earthquake’ and said windows at nearby properties had shattered.Work is underway to find residents who may be ‘trapped in the rubble’.
He said one person had died and two people, whom he described as ‘walking wounded’, were taken to hospital. ‘There are of course a number of other people that are unaccounted for and therefore a search and rescue operation has commenced.’Between 20 and 30 people evacuated from the area had been taken to St Helier Town Hall.
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