Creeslough filling station explosion

[trueblue1234]

My Uncle was a priest and lived up there for a number of years. Was up regularly back then. Really tragic. It'will take a long time to recover from. RIP.

[Goldengreen]

From Creeslough myself. Just in shock here. Such a busy place there, post office, shop, deli, petrol station and beauty salon. Happened just after schools finished up for the weekend, and it's a regular trip for parents and kids to go up for a treat on Friday.
Just in disbelief.

[markl121]

From Creeslough myself. Just in shock here. Such a busy place there, post office, shop, deli, petrol station and beauty salon. Happened just after schools finished up for the weekend, and it's a regular trip for parents and kids to go up for a treat on Friday.
Just in disbelief.

Thinking of you. Horrific

[Dougal Maguire]

From Creeslough myself. Just in shock here. Such a busy place there, post office, shop, deli, petrol station and beauty salon. Happened just after schools finished up for the weekend, and it's a regular trip for parents and kids to go up for a treat on Friday.
Just in disbelief.

Terrible tragedy. With that number of deaths every family in the village is likely to be impacted in one way or another. Thinking of you all at this very sad time

[J70]

From Creeslough myself. Just in shock here. Such a busy place there, post office, shop, deli, petrol station and beauty salon. Happened just after schools finished up for the weekend, and it's a regular trip for parents and kids to go up for a treat on Friday.
Just in disbelief.

I'm from the other end of the county, but I knew a few from the area back in my school days.

Absolutely shocking to see something like this hit a small, rural community.

There's been a few gas explosions over my years in NY, but that's a city of 8+million in a metropolitan area of 20 million.

So many families are going to be affected by this. I hope yours isn't.

[Rudi]

https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/10/07/creeslough-tragedy-specialist-rescue-crews-to-search-through-night-for-survivors/

[balladmaker]

Tragic beyond words.  9 confirmed dead and searching continues ... is there any indication of how many people are still missing?

[seafoid]

10

https://mobile.twitter.com/HMFerry/status/1578738744416669698

[square_ball]

4 men, 3 women, 2 teenagers and a primary school aged girl. Somehow seeing that brings it home even more what has happened rather than just seeing the number. So tragic for the area.

[seafoid]

https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/1008/1327931-creeslough/Gardaí say they are not expecting any further casualties from this incident.

Update: There are no more people unaccounted for.

[grounded]

From Creeslough myself. Just in shock here. Such a busy place there, post office, shop, deli, petrol station and beauty salon. Happened just after schools finished up for the weekend, and it's a regular trip for parents and kids to go up for a treat on Friday.
Just in disbelief.

Thoughts and prayers here for you as well. Just unbelievable.

[whitey]

Whole thing doesn't make sense

Accidents/Crashes/Fires happen at petrol stations all the time and you never see destruction like this

[Tubberman]

Whole thing doesn't make sense

Accidents/Crashes/Fires happen at petrol stations all the time and you never see destruction like this

The explosion is said to have been caused by gas, so doesn't seem to have had anything to do with the petrol station itself

[Rossfan]

Last thing we need is right wing yank conspiracy theory

[Wildweasel74]

Just look at the gas explosion in England a few years ago. Levelled 2 houses, gas is the cause, how they identify how it happened or ignition source will be hard to determine in the shirt term.