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| Creeslough: Tributes to Donegal petrol station explosion victims | Creeslough: Tributes to Donegal petrol station explosion victims |
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| A garda officer lays flowers at the scene of Friday's explosion in Cresslough | A garda officer lays flowers at the scene of Friday's explosion in Cresslough |
| Tributes have been paid to the 10 victims of a huge explosion at a petrol station in the Republic of Ireland. | Tributes have been paid to the 10 victims of a huge explosion at a petrol station in the Republic of Ireland. |
| The blast happened in the County Donegal village of Creeslough on Friday. | The blast happened in the County Donegal village of Creeslough on Friday. |
| The victims - four men, three women, a teenage boy and girl and a younger girl - were from the village or surrounding areas, said Gardaí (Irish police). | |
| One local woman told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ: "It's just devastating - I know them all, God rest them." | One local woman told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ: "It's just devastating - I know them all, God rest them." |
| Volunteers have helped the emergency services in the aftermath of the blast | Volunteers have helped the emergency services in the aftermath of the blast |
| Evidence gathered, so far, suggested the explosion was a "tragic accident," said Gardaí. | |
| Tánaiste (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said the government would do everything it could to support people in Creeslough. | Tánaiste (Irish Deputy Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar said the government would do everything it could to support people in Creeslough. |
| Creeslough remembers blast victims | |
| Speaking late on Saturday during a visit to the village, he said: "The thoughts and prayers of the nation are with the people here. | Speaking late on Saturday during a visit to the village, he said: "The thoughts and prayers of the nation are with the people here. |
| "Government support will be in place not just the short term but in the longer term because it can take a very long time for a community to recover from something like this." | "Government support will be in place not just the short term but in the longer term because it can take a very long time for a community to recover from something like this." |
| This aerial view shows the extent of the damage at the service station | This aerial view shows the extent of the damage at the service station |
| Creeslough is situated in the north-west of Ireland and has a population of about 400 people. | Creeslough is situated in the north-west of Ireland and has a population of about 400 people. |
| Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin said the nation was in mourning after the explosion. | Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Micheál Martin said the nation was in mourning after the explosion. |
| He spoke to members of the emergency services who had worked for 24 hours to find the victims. | He spoke to members of the emergency services who had worked for 24 hours to find the victims. |
| At the scene: BBC News NI reporter Kevin Sharkey | |
| This community is now focusing on the families. | |
| To support and comfort those who are grieving for the loss of 10 people - seven adults, two secondary school children and a primary school child. | |
| The community here is also waiting for more news about the eight people who've been injured, including one who is in a critical condition in a Dublin hospital. | |
| As Creeslough carries this heavy burden of sorrow, it's been finding comfort in messages of solidarity from far beyond this community, including the Irish diaspora around the world. | |
| Today, the names of those who died will emerge, and reinforce the scale of this human tragedy and it's personal impact on so many families in this sparsely-populated rural community in Donegal. | |
| The roof of the service station and an adjoining apartment block was ripped off by the blast | The roof of the service station and an adjoining apartment block was ripped off by the blast |
| The taoiseach and the tánaiste were among several senior politicians who attended a vigil Mass in Creeslough on Saturday evening. | The taoiseach and the tánaiste were among several senior politicians who attended a vigil Mass in Creeslough on Saturday evening. |
| It was held St Michael's Church where 10 candles representing the lives lost were lit by Bishop Alan McGuckian. | It was held St Michael's Church where 10 candles representing the lives lost were lit by Bishop Alan McGuckian. |
| Northern Ireland politicians Michelle O'Neill from Sinn Féin and SDLP leader Colum Eastwood were also present. | Northern Ireland politicians Michelle O'Neill from Sinn Féin and SDLP leader Colum Eastwood were also present. |
| Leo Varadkar (second right) was among several senior politicians who visited Creeslough on Saturday | Leo Varadkar (second right) was among several senior politicians who visited Creeslough on Saturday |
| Eight people were injured as a result of the explosion, which happened shortly after 15:00 local time on Friday. | Eight people were injured as a result of the explosion, which happened shortly after 15:00 local time on Friday. |
| Seven of those people are in a stable condition in nearby Letterkenny University Hospital. | Seven of those people are in a stable condition in nearby Letterkenny University Hospital. |
| Ten people dead after explosion at petrol station | Ten people dead after explosion at petrol station |
| Tight-knit community numbed and shattered | Tight-knit community numbed and shattered |
| Vigil for Creeslough blast victims | Vigil for Creeslough blast victims |
| Another person is critically ill in the burns unit of a hospital in Dublin. | Another person is critically ill in the burns unit of a hospital in Dublin. |
| A search operation at the scene ended on Saturday evening, with no other causalities found. | A search operation at the scene ended on Saturday evening, with no other causalities found. |
| The search operation at the scene of the explosion ended on Saturday evening | The search operation at the scene of the explosion ended on Saturday evening |