Creeslough

Images posted to social media show serious damage to the Applegreen service station on the outskirts of the village of Creeslough. Gardaí are asking any road ...

Please avoid this area at the moment if possible.— National Ambulance Service (@AmbulanceNAS) A number of ambulances are attending the scene of a serious incident at a service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal. Emergency services are attending the scene of a reported explosion at a filling station in Creeslough, Co Donegal.

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.

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 number of emergency vehicles including fire brigades and ambulances are at the scene. It is not known if anybody has been injured in the incident.

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. 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. The explosion has resulted in a major collapse at the premises - pictures show the extent of the damage. It is understood that a number of injured people and are now being treated at the hospital. 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. The explosion has resulted in a major collapse at the premises.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that the Specialist Rescue team along with Specialist Officers have been deployed to the scene. The ...

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.

Reports say people are still trapped inside the rubble of the petrol station after today's explosion.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service sent a Specialist Rescue team along with Specialist Officers to the scene. The emergency services rushed to the scene of the incident with ambulances coming from as far away as Northern Ireland to aid their colleagues in Donegal. "I saw one person on the ground and they looked as if they were dead. There were no ambulances or Gardai at the scene at that stage because it had literally just happened. From pictures taken just moments after the blast there was no fire at the scene of the explosion. The complex also contains several apartments above the service station's shop which house a number of young families. The hospital has moved to Major Emergency Standby as it deals with this incident. The drama unfolded shortly after 3pm in the busy village of Creeslough, Do Donegal, when locals were shook to their core following the huge explosion. Neither were injured in the blast. Eye witnesses said people rushed to the scene. Rescue efforts were underway tonight (Friday) to try save several people who were still trapped inside the petrol station in the tiny village of Creeslough, Do Donegal. Nightlights were drafted in as an overnight search started following reports of a number of missing people.

The Friars based at Ards Friary just outside Creeslough have offered to help the local community deal with the aftermath of this afternoon's tragic events.

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A Garda spokesperson said: “An Garda Síochána continue to assist other Emergency Services at the scene of a serious ongoing incident that occurred at ...

At this time, An Garda Síochána can confirm there has been three fatalities as a result of this serious incident. Donegal have confirmed that there have been three fatalities as a result of an explosion at a service station in Creeslough, Co. Gardai in Co.

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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Up to 30 people hurt, with some airlifted from scene in Creeslough in Donegal, while search for survivors continues.

“Thinking too of all the emergency services, from across the north-west and NI working in very traumatic situation,” he tweeted. The Irish police force, An Garda Síochána, released a statement at around 10.30pm confirming the three deaths. It collapsed the roof of a two-storey block of flats and blanketed the forecourt in rubble and glass. Police sealed off the area while fire crews, ambulances and helicopters extracted and transported wounded people to a hospital at Letterkenny, 15 miles away. A specialist rescue team from the Northern The site includes a petrol station, shop, deli counter and post office.

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.

At least three people have died in the explosion at an Applegreen petrol station in Co Donegeal, police confirmed late on Friday night.

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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.

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 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.

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.

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.

A major search operation is continuing at the site amid fears the death toll could rise. Friday afternoon's devastating blast in the village of Creeslough ...

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of the deceased, those who have been injured, and the wider Creeslough community,” she said. In a statement, the hospital said: “The hospital continues to treat those injured in the incident at Creeslough, Co Donegal and remains on hand to provide all necessary medical assistance required.” Sniffer dogs are being used amid the rubble. “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. [Micheal Martin](/topic/micheal-martin) said Friday was the “darkest of days” for [Donegal](/topic/donegal) and [Ireland](/topic/ireland). “My thoughts and prayers are today with those who have lost their lives, and those injured in the devastating explosion in Creeslough,” said the Taoiseach.

Gardai have confirmed that seven people have died following an explosion at a petrol station in Donegal yesterday, with the search and recovery operation ...

The search and recovery for further fatalities continues. [Donegal County Council](/topic/donegal-county-council) Fire Services, An Garda Síochána, the HSE National Ambulance Service and [Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service](/topic/northern-ireland-fire-and-rescue-service) remain at the scene in a search and recovery phase of this operation. Three fatalities were confirmed yesterday and four fatalities have been confirmed overnight.

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 ...

NIFRS Specialist Rescue Team and other Fire & Rescue Service personnel continue to assist the search and rescue. In a statement on Twitter, Applegreen said: "We are deeply saddened & shocked to learn the devastating news that lives have been lost in today’s tragic incident at Creeslough in Co Donegal. Like the rest of Ireland, tonight we stand in solidarity with that community." The search and recovery for further fatalities continues as eight people have been taken to hospital for treatment since yesterday. The search and recovery for further fatalities continues. On Saturday morning, An Garda Síochána issued a statement confirming there had been seven fatalities.

A recovery operation involving emergency services from both sides of the border was continuing this morning following the explosion at a garage store ...

We, as a community, owe them an enormous debt of gratitude. "I ask people to keep the bereaved and injured in their prayers, and to remember, too, members of the emergency services - and the people of Creeslough - who have been doing their utmost to save lives. “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.

The death toll from an explosion at an Irish petrol station is expected to rise beyond the seven fatalities already confirmed.

An explosion ripping through the normality of a community, with people going to the shop, the normal toing and froing of life," he told RTE Radio 1. "All of our thoughts must go out to all of those who have been affected. "It's very difficult for the families concerned in the community. "Our thoughts and our prayers are with the people of Creeslough. I think everybody is shattered by the scale of this. we pray for those who are there continuing to help and have helped since yesterday. We keep them all very much in our hearts." We will continue to assist and support our partners, and the wider Creeslough community, in the days and weeks ahead." NIFRS crews attended the scene to assist in a multi-agency response effort following a request from Donegal Fire Service.” "We are utterly shocked and saddened at what happened yesterday. Traffic diversions remain in place at this time." Sniffer dogs were being used amid the rubble.