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Pier Road explosion: Which roads have reopened?

Pier Road explosion: Which roads have reopened?

Monday 12 December 2022

Pier Road explosion: Which roads have reopened?

Monday 12 December 2022


Some roads have reopened following this weekend's explosion at Pier Road which claimed the lives of at least five people.

Commercial Buildings and Mount Bingham are now accessible.

See the map below for access routes:

explosion cordon - roads - 12 December 2022

La Petite Ecole Nursery, Pier Road Car Park and all of Fort Regent, including the Vaccination Centre, remains closed today.

While the "outer cordon" will gradually be reduced, an "inner cordon" around the site of the explosion investigation is likely to remain in place for several weeks.

Police Chief Robin Smith said on Sunday morning that the recovery effort would be "painstaking" and "meticulous", likely to take several weeks.

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Pictured top: An officer at the bottom of Pier Road on Saturday. (Rob Currie)

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