There are fears of multiple fatalities after a massive explosion destroyed a service station in a village in the north of the Irish Republic. Rescue efforts were underway tonight (Friday) to try save several people who were still trapped inside the petrol station in the tiny village of Creeslough, Do Donegal.
Specialist digging equipment was sifting through the rubble of the Applegreen service station, as a number of badly injured were rushed to hospital. Nightlights were drafted in as an overnight search started following reports of a number of missing people.
The drama unfolded shortly after 3pm in the busy village of Creeslough, Do Donegal, when locals were shook to their core following the huge explosion. It is still not known the exact cause of the explosion which destroyed the Applegreen Service Station
