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8th October 2022
03:08pm BST
Ten people are now confirmed to have died after a huge explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal.
Those killed include four men, three women, a teenage boy and girl, and a young girl, gardaí (Irish police) said.
Eight people were also taken to hospital after the blast. The blast destroyed the building and a section of an apartment building.
The initial death toll had stood at seven.The founder and chief executive of Applegreen, Joe Barrett, said Friday was a "very dark day for Creeslough, for Donegal, for Ireland" and the wider Applegreen family.
"This is a hugely tragic event, and I would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the deceased, and to the entire community in Creeslough," Mr Barrett said.
"We are utterly shocked and saddened at what happened yesterday.
"We have been working with our local partners in Creeslough since 2014. We are providing them with assistance and support locally at this very difficult time."
The local church in Creeslough held Mass on Saturday morning for the community, with father John Joe Duffy saying the community had been hit by "a tsunami of grief".
