Emergency workers don't expect to find any more survivors in the Jersey explosion after three die in the blast
Picture: Google Maps/TwitterThe search and rescue effort at a block of flats that exploded in Jersey is now a "recovery operation".Emergency services had been trying to find survivors after the blast as police believed about a dozen people were missing after the explosion on Saturday morning.
But Chief of Jersey Police Robin Smith said: "It is with sadness that I am confirming that the search-and-rescue operation had been moved to a recovery operation."Disaster victim identification strategies are in place and specialist officers are surveying the scene with fire and ambulance services and tactical advisers from urban search and rescue ."
At least three people were confirmed to have died in the blast in St Helier, which happened at about 4am on Saturday.Three dead after explosion at "highly unsafe" block of flats in JerseyUp to 30 people were being cared for at St Helier town hall with Jersey's government asking people to avoid going to A&E unless it is "absolutely necessary".
The island's chief minister Kristina Moore said on Saturday: "It's a huge shock to everyone this morning, but in the first instance our condolences go to the families who are affected and we're all thinking and praying for those who are worried about their loved ones.
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