Rescue crews and onlookers fell silent as they tried to listen out for victims still trapped underneath the rubble of a exploded petrol station in Ireland.
The explosion happened at the Applegreen Service Station on the outskirts of the village of Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland, just after 3pm on Friday.
Irish Police confirmed that the death toll had risen to nine by Saturday morning, but fears are that it will continue to rise as the operation turns into a search and recovery mission.