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Flags on public buildings have been lowered to half mast and a minute's silence was held at 11am in a mark of respect for those who lost their lives

The flags will fly at half-mast until sunset on December 23

Islanders will also observe a minute’s silence at 11am on Monday

The flags will fly at half-mast until sunset on December 23.

Nine people feared killed after blast destroys block of flats in the capital, St Helier

Death toll rises from three as specialist teams continue recovery operation

States of Jersey Police have said five people are now confirmed to have died following the incident in St Helier.

At least three people have died and a dozen are missing following an explosion and fire at a block of flats in Jersey.Jersey Fire and Rescue Service’s Chief Fire Officer, Paul Brown, confirmed they had been called and had carried out investigations on the three-storey building just hours before the…

Around a dozen people are still missing

Jersey Fire and Rescue Service chief Paul Brown said islanders can still have "confidence" in the service despite crews being called out to flats in St Helier hours before blast

Specialist teams who spent the night combing the wreckage in St Helier said their mission is now a ‘recovery operation’.