The explosion leveled the main shop and post office for the village, damaged an adjacent apartment building and shattered the windows in nearby cottages.
Emergency services attend the scene following an explosion in Creeslough, in the north west of Ireland on October 8, 2022. - At least nine people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal in Ireland's northwest, police saThe death toll from a gas station explosion that shattered a small village in northwest Ireland rose to nine on Saturday, as emergency workers combed through piles of rubble for people who are still missing.
"The search and recovery for further fatalities continues," said the police force, An Garda Siochana. The cause of the blast is under investigation.were involved in what police said was now a "search and recovery" operation. Sniffer dogs combed the debris, and a mechanical digger lifted piles of rubble from the site.
"There were blocks thrown a hundred yards away from the scene," local medic Dr. Paul Stewart told Irish broadcaster RTE. "The whole front of the building collapsed… and the roof of the first floor collapsed down into the shop. It’s a miracle they got anyone out." A priest comforts people by an ambulance as emergency services attend the scene following an explosion in Creeslough, in the north west of Ireland on October 8, 2022. "People across this island will be numbed by the same sense of shock and utter devastation as the people of Creeslough at this tragic loss of life," Martin said.
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