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| Creeslough: Community 'living through a nightmare' after petrol station explosion | Creeslough: Community 'living through a nightmare' after petrol station explosion |
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| Ten red candles were lit at St Michael's church for the 10 victims of the explosion | Ten red candles were lit at St Michael's church for the 10 victims of the explosion |
| The people of Creeslough are "living through a nightmare", following a petrol station explosion that killed 10 people, a bishop has told parishioners at Mass. | The people of Creeslough are "living through a nightmare", following a petrol station explosion that killed 10 people, a bishop has told parishioners at Mass. |
| The blast happened in the village of Creeslough on Friday afternoon. | The blast happened in the village of Creeslough on Friday afternoon. |
| 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). | 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). |
| Tributes have been paid to those who lost their lives. | Tributes have been paid to those who lost their lives. |
| Those who attended Mass at St Michael's Church in the village on Sunday, were told it was an "experience we are living through together" and one where the community must keep those killed, injured and those who helped attend the tragic scene in their thoughts and prayers. | Those who attended Mass at St Michael's Church in the village on Sunday, were told it was an "experience we are living through together" and one where the community must keep those killed, injured and those who helped attend the tragic scene in their thoughts and prayers. |
| Bishop McGuckian said the tragic scene was "random" and one that "anybody could have been caught up in". | Bishop McGuckian said the tragic scene was "random" and one that "anybody could have been caught up in". |
| "Why did they have to be there at that awful moment?," he said. | "Why did they have to be there at that awful moment?," he said. |
| Ten red candles have been lit inside St Michael's Church in tribute to those who lost their lives in the explosion. | Ten red candles have been lit inside St Michael's Church in tribute to those who lost their lives in the explosion. |
| 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 |
| 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." |
| Evidence gathered, so far, suggested the explosion was a "tragic accident," said Gardaí. | Evidence gathered, so far, suggested the explosion was a "tragic accident," said Gardaí. |
| Stand in solidarity | Stand in solidarity |
| People from the village of Creeslough and further afield have begun to lay flowers close to the scene. | People from the village of Creeslough and further afield have begun to lay flowers close to the scene. |
| Over the coming days, communities across counties Donegal and Tyrone will come together for vigils to send sympathy to all affected by the explosion. | Over the coming days, communities across counties Donegal and Tyrone will come together for vigils to send sympathy to all affected by the explosion. |
| Books of condolence are also opening across the island of Ireland. | Books of condolence are also opening across the island of Ireland. |
| People from the village and further afield have begun to lay flowers | People from the village and further afield have begun to lay flowers |
| 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 | 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. |
| People from the village and further afield have been leaving tributes close to the scene | People from the village and further afield have been leaving tributes close to the scene |
| At the scene: BBC News NI reporter Kevin Sharkey | At the scene: BBC News NI reporter Kevin Sharkey |
| This community is now focusing on the families. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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, as the names of those who died are released it reinforces the scale of this human tragedy and its 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. |
| 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. |
| Girl, 5, and dad among 10 killed in Donegal blast | |
| 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 |