Seven people have died after an explosion at an Irish petrol station, police have said. A further eight people are in hospital being treated for injuries after Friday afternoon’s devastating blast in the village of Creeslough, Co Donegal ripped through the Applegreen service station and convenience store and adjacent buildings.
A major search operation continued through the night at the site of the explosion involving first responders from both sides of the Irish border amid fears for further fatalities. Among those gathered at the scene cordon on Friday night were relatives of people believed to have been in the buildings at the time.
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