Channel Island Jersey Major Explosion

[Nemo]

as in English Channel if anyone does not make the connection.

Nemo

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/10/europe/jersey-apartment-block-explosion-intl/index.html

Three dead, dozen missing after explosion at apartment block on Channel island of Jersey
By Allegra Goodwin, CNN
Updated 2:50 PM EST, Sat December 10, 2022

At least three people have died and a dozen are missing after an explosion and fire at an apartment building in the British Channel island of Jersey, the island?s Chief Minister Kristina Moore said Saturday. 

Police declined to speculate on the cause but residents had reported the smell of gas the night before the blast. The situation has not been designated as a terrorist incident, although authorities are investigating all avenues. 

Local police were alerted to the incident just before 4 a.m. local time, Robin Smith, chief officer of the States of Jersey Police, said, adding emergency services then responded to the scene and extinguished the fire.

The three-story building has ?completely collapsed,? Smith confirmed, describing the situation as a ?devastating scene.?

He said a number of flats had been evacuated, adding that between 20 and 30 people had been taken to a nearby town hall for shelter.

A search and rescue operation for those unaccounted for has commenced, Smith added.

Jersey is an island territory off the northwest coast of France, which is a possession of the British Crown, but not part of the United Kingdom itself.

[Nemo]

5 Fatalities.  Isn't this near someone that visits here on occasion?

Nemo

[pkveazey]

I think that you are thinking about GADGET. I'm pretty sure he lives in England. I think the Explosion on Jersey was a gas leak in the building. We had a single family home in Hopewell explode from a gas leak and when I rode past it , there was nothing left but a foundation and a yard full of debris.

[gadget9901]

Hi all,

Yeah I live in the UK.

I live on the Isle Of Wight.

This was an explosion from a gas leak in a block of apartments. It is an unfortunate thing that happens from time to time.

The Coast Hyard did fly in extra firefighters to assist with the situation.

[Nemo]

I was somehow thinking you were on the Isle of Man.  But ok, you are just off Portsmouth.

I actually like geography.

Nemo