Ninth death confirmed in Jersey explosionon December 15, 2022 at 12:47 pm

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Police believe there are no more residents that remain unaccounted for.

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A ninth person has been confirmed dead following an explosion at a block of flats in Jersey, police have said.

Jersey Police believe there are no more residents that remain unaccounted for.

The names of nine people have been released, but formal identification has not yet taken place.

The three-storey Haut du Mont residential block on Pier Road, in St Helier, collapsed on Saturday at about 04:00 GMT.

Police previously released the following names of people missing and feared dead: Ken Ralph, 72, Jane Ralph, 71, Peter Bowler, 72, Raymond Brown, 71, Romeu de Almeida, 67, Louise de Almeida, 64, Derek Ellis, 61, Sylvia Ellis, 73, and Billy Marsden, 63.

This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.

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