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Emergency services are on the scene and are dealing with the incident." Please avoid this area at the moment if possible." An Ambulance Service statement added: "A number of ambulances are attending the scene of a serious incident at a service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal. It looks terrible. “It looks horrific from what I can see from photographs. The incident happened at around 3:20pm at the Applegreen in the village bringing down part of the building.

Emergency services are at the scene of an explosion at a service station in the Creeslough area of Co Donegal.

He said a number of people remain trapped at the scene "It was like a loud bang. In a short statement, it said emergency services are on the scene and are dealing with "a major incident". Please review their details and accept them to load the content. In a statement, gardaí said they are "assisting other emergency services at the scene of a serious incident". "The thoughts and prayers of everyone here at Applegreen are with all of those who have been affected," the statement added. He said emergency services are currently trying to preserve the scene and make the structure safe, but there are bits of debris hanging in the air and it is "very dangerous". A number of people were believed to have been in the apartments at the time of the explosion. Speaking from the scene to RTÉ’s Drivetime, Cllr O’Donnell said it is "hard to believe" that this has happened and it will take "a long time" for the area to recover. Mr Doherty said the area would have been "very busy" at the time of the explosion. "A lot of people are fearing the worst." A number of people remain "trapped" at the scene of an, according to Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty, who described the situation as a "worst nightmare".

Emergency services are at the scene of an explosion at a service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal. Image: Joe Dunne. Updated 20 minutes ago. A LARGE EXPLOSION ...

Emergency services are on the scene and are dealing with the incident. Creeslough is a village in the north-west of Donegal, around 12 kilometres from Dunfanaghy and 25km north of Letterkenny. Several photos have emerged in the immediate aftermath of the explosion. Please avoid this area at the moment if possible.” Just thinking of this very closely knit community that are still clinging on to hope, but they know that it’s going to be a difficult time ahead. A major rescue operation is currently underway.— Donegal News (@Donegal_News) Please contact your GP or out of hours service in the first instance. A tweet from the National Ambulance Service reads: “A number of ambulances are attending the scene of a serious incident at a service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal. Search dogs are also being used to sniff out injured or unconscious people. Emergency services are currently attempting to reach them. NowDoc has increased staffing tonight to help deal with any additional demands.” Among those gathered at the scene cordon were relatives of people feared to have been in the station at the time of the explosion.

An explosion has destroyed a service station in Co Donegal. The explosion happened at the Applegreen Service Station on the outskirts of the village of ...

"The hospital has moved to Major Emergency Standby as it deals with this incident." We drove into town and it was just carnage.” As darkness fell, specialist digging equipment, lights and sniffer dogs were brought in to aid the rescue operation. "Emergency services are on the scene and are dealing with the incident." The Irish Coastguard said they are assisting emergency services at the scene, and the Sligo-based Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 118 and the Mulroy Coast Guard team are also assisting the operation. Dozens of people are being treated in hospital, while emergency services are scrambling to rescue people believed to be trapped in the rubble.

A spokesperson for the company said: "Applegreen is aware of a serious incident at its dealer-operated location at Creeslough in Co Donegal. "Emergency services ...

Due to the serious incident earlier this evening in Creeslough, staff at the hospital are receiving a very high volume of calls. The thoughts and prayers of everyone here at Applegreen are with all of those who have been affected. A garda spokesperson said: "We ask members of the public to please refrain from ringing Letterkenny University Hospital this evening except in relation to matters of critical importance. Emergency services including fire brigades, ambulances and gardai remain at the scene of the major incident, with roads nearby being cordoned off. " Please contact your GP or NOW doc service in the first instance. Thinking of the emergency services personnel involved this evening too.” A Major Emergency Plan has been sparked at Letterkenny University Hospital as a result of an explosion at the Applegreen Service Station in Creeslough, Co Donegal. "Emergency services are on the scene and are dealing with the incident. Speaking to RTE News, Mr Doherty said: "This is something that's your worst nightmare. An Applegreen spokesperson said tonight: "Emergency services are continuing to deal with a major incident at Creeslough in Co Donegal. Pictures from the scene show a major collapse at the premises, with the roof of the forecourt folded in on a number of cars as well as a large amount of fallen debris including bricks and shattered glass.

Several people are understood to be trapped after a massive explosion destroyed a service station in Co Donegal.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with all those involved or affected by the explosion in our local community. Right now our thoughts and prayers are with all those seriously injured, the staff and customers in the shop at the time, the residents upstairs and with their families and friends who we know are so worried about them. Our thanks to the amazing work of the emergency services which continues onsite and at Letterkenny Hospital. "There are diversions in place for those still due to arrive. The Shandon Hotel in nearby Dunfanaghy said it was working with emergency services to provide support in any way possible. The thoughts and prayers of everyone here at Applegreen are with all of those who have been affected.” Almost everyone in this community calls to the supermarket on a daily basis for groceries, newspapers or fuel, and also visits the post office since it relocated there recently. Their premises was not damaged in the explosion and the worker said that there were numerous emergency vehicles at the scene. For several families and residents, the apartments above the shop are home. “We’re devastated, this has just happened in the heart of our community. "The hospital has now moved to Major Emergency Standby as it deals with this incident. "I wanted just to be here with those people and offer them my support.

Several people have been injured, some of them seriously, following the explosion at a service station in Creeslough.

NowDoc has increased staffing this evening to help deal with any additional demands.” Please contact your GP or NowDoc service in the first instance. Emergency services rushed to the scene of an explosion in Creeslough on Friday afternoon.

A Major Emergency Plan has been sparked at Letterkenny University Hospital as a result of an explosion at the Applegreen Service Station in Creeslough.

Please contact your GP or NOW doc service in the first instance. “We are appealing to the public not to come to the Emergency Department unless it is an emergency. “The hospital has moved to Major Emergency Standby as it deals with this incident.

Several people have been injured, some of them seriously, following the explosion at a service station in Creeslough.

NowDoc has increased staffing this evening to help deal with any additional demands.” Please contact your GP or NowDoc service in the first instance. Emergency services rushed to the scene of an explosion in Creeslough on Friday afternoon.

A Garda spokesperson said "Gardaí are currently assisting other Emergency Services at the scene of a serious incident at Creeslough, County Donegal.

The explosion has resulted in a major collapse at the premises. The road outside of the premises has been closed off and a number of emergency vehicles including fire brigades and ambulances are at the scene. The emergency services are at the scene of a reported explosion at the Applegreen Service Station in Creeslough.

A hospital has moved to "major emergency standby" after the incident in a petrol station.

The Sligo based Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue 118 and the Mulroy Coast Guard team are assisting the operation.— Irish Coast Guard (@IrishCoastGuard) It's the petrol station, it's the deli counter and the Post Office is there too," he said. The Irish Coast Guard is assisting emergency services at the scene of a major incident in Creeslough Co. "I was in my house at the time and heard the explosion. It's very traumatising for everybody." All the businessesmen and workmen are here - we have to be strong and help each toher thorugh this Everybody is very taken aback and devastated at what is happening. Please contact your GP or NOW doc service in the first instance," the statement added. The hotel said their staff have offered to help "in any way we can by way of accommodation and supplies for the emergency service workers drafted in to assist in this tragic incident". Speaking from the scene, he said Creeslough was a "peaceful and quiet town" and it was a "terrible day". "There is a large-scale rescue operation on the way and it is something that we haven't seen in the area in my lifetime. "This is a quiet, close-knit village and this is the only shop on the town.

Fire services and ambulance personnel, including some from Northern Ireland, rushed to the scene. Falling debris caused damage to cars on the forecourt and ...

The noise of the machinery was all that punctuated a haunting Friday night in Creeslough. Schools had just finished for the day at 3pm and the town was its usual hive of activity on Friday evening. This is our community, this is the shop where we all meet.” “This has happened in the heart of our community. Sniffer dogs have been drafted in and emergency response teams, using specialised equipment are sifting through the debris. It is an accident beyond our imagining.

Gardai have released a statement confirming three fatalities. Emergency services are continuing to work through the night at the scene. The emergency response ...

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Emergency services continue to work into the night at the scene. The emergency response has been led by the Donegal County Council Fire Service with assistance ...

Gardai say at it is an ongoing operation, no further information on casualties is available at this time. Three people have been confirmed dead following an explosion at a petrol station in Creeslough. In a statement released tonight, Gardai confirmed that there has been three fatalities as a result of the serious ongoing incident.

The sounds of shovels and diggers clearing rubble at the scene of this afternoon's explosion is the only noise in Creeslough, Co Donegal this evening as ...

The explosion caused the building to partially collapse, with a number of cars damaged. Please review their details and accept them to load the content. At least three people have died after the incident. Earlier, local Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty said that a number of people remain "trapped" at the scene in what he said was a "worst nightmare". Independent TD Thomas Pringle said he was "deeply saddened" by the news and paid tribute to all those who responded so quickly. The sounds of shovels and diggers clearing rubble at the scene of this afternoon's explosion is the only noise in Creeslough, Co Donegal this evening.

It is unknown how many people have been injured. Advertisement. An Garda Síochána say they are continuing to assist other emergency services at the scene of the ...

In an earlier statement, Applegreen said: "The thoughts and prayers of everyone here at Applegreen are with all of those who have been affected." "I would like to thank all the members of the emergency services, from across the north-west and Northern Ireland, who responded so quickly to the scene, and who are working throughout the night in extremely traumatic circumstances." Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: "My thoughts and prayers are today with those who have lost their lives, and those injured in the devastating explosion in Creeslough.

Gardai have this evening confirmed that three people are dead as a result of today's horrific explosion in Creeslough. A spokesperson said they continue to ...

“This continues to be an ongoing operation and An Garda Síochána are not in a position to provide further information on casualties at this time. An Garda Síochána said they will issue further information on this major incident when appropriate tomorrow. The spokesperson added “At this time, An Garda Síochána can confirm there has been three fatalities as a result of this serious incident.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said his thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the explosion at a service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal.

He said a number of people remain trapped at the scene "What I'm appealing for is for the prayers of the people across this county and across the country, to pray for us, to help us and to give us strength to get through these difficult hours and difficult days that may lay ahead." He said there were eight people brought to the hospital, one of whom was transferred to a specialist unit in Dublin, while a number of people were also treated at the scene yesterday. "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," he said. "I wish to express my deepest sympathies to their family, and friends, and to the entire community of Creeslough, on this darkest of days for Donegal and the entire country." In a statement Mr Martin said the incident, in which seven people have now been confirmed dead, has been the "darkest of days" for Donegal.

Specialist digging equipment is tonight sifting through the rubble of a service station Creeslough which was blown up in a horrific explosion this afternoon ...

Please contact your GP or NOW doc service in the first instance. We drove into town and it was just carnage. The emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident which ambulances coming from as far away as Northern Ireland to aid their colleagues in Donegal. From pictures taking just moments after the blast there was no fire at the scene of the explosion. The complex, which sits at the entrance to the village coming from the Termon direction, houses a number of other small businesses including a hairdressing salon. Specialist digging equipment is tonight sifting through the rubble of a service station Creeslough which was blown up in a horrific explosion this afternoon.

A multi-agency emergency services operation has been continuing throughout the night at the scene of an explosion in Creeslough Co Donegal yesterday ...

Among those gathered at the scene cordon last night were relatives of people believed to have been in the buildings at the time. Multiple emergency service vehicles remained at the scene last night, including fire services from both sides of the border, gardaí and civil defence, while a Coastguard helicopter airlifted some of those who were injured in the blast from Letterkenny University Hospital to Dublin. A multi-agency emergency services operation has been continuing throughout the night at the scene of an explosion in Creeslough Co Donegal yesterday afternoon, in which at least three people were killed and many others injured.

Work will continue through the night to find survivors in the rubble after an explosion in Creeslough on Friday afternoon.

The noise of the machinery was all that punctuated a haunting Friday night in Creeslough. Schools had just finished for the day at 3pm and the town was its usual hive of activity on Friday evening. This is our community, this is the shop where we all meet.” “This has happened in the heart of our community. Sniffer dogs have been drafted in and emergency response teams, using specialised equipment are sifting through the debris. It is an accident beyond our imagining.

A family picture flutters to the ground behind a garda cordon around Lafferty's Service Station in Creeslough. It's a special momento to someone but now a ...

Many had travelled to the scene simply to be with the people of Creeslough in their time of need. The community instantly rallied around to help out in whatever way they could. Immediately after the explosion, an airspace restriction was imposed over Creeslough as the injured were being airlifted from the scene. Lafferty’s, with its generous forecourt is an easy place to pull-in and grab some essentials or something quick from the deli. Last night, locals gathered around the cordon set up by gardaí. Upon closer inspection, it’s possible to clearly see a bed, a bedside locker, a sofa and a picture on a wall in one of the homes.

My thoughts and prayers are today with those who have lost their lives, and those injured in the devastating explosion in Creeslough.

Donegal County Council Fire Services, An Garda Síochána, the HSE National Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service remain at the scene in ...

Traffic diversions remain in place at this time,” An Garda Síochána added. Any place The search and recovery for further fatalities continues.”

Seven people have been killed and “multiple” people injured following an explosion at a petrol station in Creeslough, Co Donegal, gardaí have confirmed.

As specialist recovery workers sifted through the wreckage of the building, Mr McHugh said it was simply a “waiting game”. “I wanted just to be here with those people and offer them my support. Mr Gallagher said people from communities around Creeslough had visited the scene to help local people. The Bishop of Raphoe Alan McGuckian said he witnessed workmen trying to rescue people from the rubble. “This is the only shop in the village,” Mr Doherty told The Irish Times. Two rescue workers were on a raised platform above the site of the explosion and a digger was working through the debris. Digging equipment was being used to sift through the rubble at the scene and night-lights put in place to facilitate an overnight search. We want to be here for the people who may get terrible news tonight.” Kieran Gallagher, a local resident, said he heard an explosion about 3.30pm on Friday afternoon. The complex also contains several apartments above the service station’s shop which house a number of young families. He told RTÉ News: “It is devastating, shocking and numbing. Danny Martin Lafferty runs the shop while his sister Annette operates the post office just adjacent to the service station.

A special Mass was held at St Michael's church in Creeslough this morning during which prayers were said for everyone impacted by the explosion at a service ...

God will support us, God will help us and we will help each other, we will link with each other. We will carry each other and God is carrying us.“ “We are very much defined by community.