Jersey's fire chief acknowledged that something had gone 'horribly wrong' and his service will be 'cooperating fully' and 'transparently' with investigations into what caused the blast.
Mr Brown confirmed that the fire service had been called to the building at 8.36pm on Friday and had carried out investigations after residents reported smelling gas. The blast took place around seven and a half hours later.
The fire chief acknowledged that something had gone"horribly wrong" and his service will be"co-operating fully" and"transparently" with investigations into what caused the blast.
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