Tributes have been paid to a man originally from Glasgow who is believed to have died in a flat explosion in Jersey.
Raymond "Raymie" Brown has been named among nine people killed by an explosion at a block of flats in St Helier on Saturday. The 71-year-old was named by the State of Jersey police following the devastating blast.
Raymie, who is originally from the King's Park area, has been described as an 'unassuming, lovely man'.
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One friend paid tribute to the pensioner on social media. He said: "Mr Dapper (Raymie Brown).
"You will be sadly missed mate by many many people here in Jersey.
"I enjoyed all the fun we had over the last 30 years and you always put a smile on my face and had me in stitches many times. RIP my friend."
Another friend added: "Gone but will never be forgotten a good friend for the last 40 years."
While another said: "We are going to miss you so much, my spare room will always be called Raymie's room. RIP our dear friend."
One tribute read: "Will be sadly missed, always made me laugh in anticipation of those punch lines and that laugh."
Terry Le Main, who said he was a friend of Raymie, told Sky News: "I've known Ray for many, many years. He was a quiet, unassuming, lovely man.
"The whole community is absolutely shattered, it's a small community where we know everybody.
"To think that these decent, good people have suffered, it's a tragedy."
The explosion happened just before 4am on Saturday with emergency services working through the night in a bid to save those trapped inside.
Derek and Sylvia Ellis, 61 and 73, Romeu and Louise de Almeida, 67 and 64, Peter Bowler, 72, and Billy Marsden, 62, were named among those believed to have been killed in the blast.
Police confirmed on Sunday that five bodies had been pulled from the rubble after their search became a "recovery mission".
Jersey police chief Robin Smith announced: "It is with sadness that I am confirming that the search and rescue operation had been moved to a recovery operation.
"The decision was made after a detailed assessment and following the use of specialist K9 units."
"We have moved to a recovery stage, it's a moment to think about the families.
"We have deployed family liaison officers to the families, it's utterly important we are sensitive to their emotions as we begin a meticulous and painstaking search of the debris following the explosion."
"We are not going to be here for days, we are going to be here for weeks and it's important I make that clear.
"It is not going to happen quickly, it's going to happen carefully and sensitively."
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