NINE Islanders have been confirmed to have died in the explosion at the Haut du Mont flats.
Police chief Robin Smith said on Thursday that ‘one further fatality’ had been confirmed at the site on Pier Road.
Mr Smith said emergency services believed there were ‘no more residents that remain unaccounted for’ but that the search operation would continue until the site had been fully cleared.
Mr Smith said: ‘The families have been made aware of this announcement before the public and media and continue to be supported by our specially trained family liaison officers.’
He added: ‘The fatalities have not yet been formally identified. The Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) process will be carefully considered and managed in a dignified and compassionate way.
‘The thoughts of all of us at States of Jersey Police are with everyone affected, in particular those who lost loved ones in what has been a tragic incident for our Island and our community.
‘May I continue to ask that the privacy of the families is respected.’
The nine Islanders have been named as 72-year-old Peter Bowler, 71-year-old Raymond (Raymie) Brown, Romeu and Louise De Almeida (67 and 64 years), Derek and Sylvia Ellis (61 and 73 years), Ken (72) and Jane Ralph (71) and Billy Marsden (63).
