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Three dead following explosion in Donegal village

Oct 7, 2022 22:48
By Shannonside News
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Three dead following explosion in Donegal village

A major rescue operation will continue into the night.

Three people have been killed in a serious explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal.

It happened at apartments above a shop in Creeslough at around twenty past 3 this afternoon.

Gardai, the National Ambulance Service, Irish Coastguard and Donegal Mountain Rescue are among those trying to rescue trapped people from rubble tonight

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It's unknown how many people have been injured.

Letterkenny University Hospital has stood down its Major Emergency Standby protocol tonight as it continues to treat multiple people who've been injured.

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