Three dead in explosion at Irish petrol station

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Irish police have confirmed there have been three fatalities in an explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal, as the emergency search operation continues at the site of the blast.
Up to 30 people hurt, with some airlifted from scene in Creeslough in Donegal, while search for survivors continues.
 
Rescuers using sniffer dogs were digging for people trapped in debris on Friday night after a large explosion destroyed the petrol station and damaged apartments, causing multiple injuries.
 
Helicopters airlifted injured people from the scene after the blast wrecked an Applegreen forecourt and adjacent homes and shops outside the village of Creeslough, near the Republic of Ireland’s north-western tip.
 
The explosion at about 3.15pm was heard several miles away. It collapsed the roof of a two-storey block of flats and blanketed the forecourt in rubble and glass. The site includes a petrol station, shop, deli counter and post office. RTÉ reported that up to 30 people may have been injured.
 
Police sealed off the area while fire crews, ambulances and helicopters extracted and transported wounded people to a hospital at Letterkenny, 15 miles away. Lights illuminated the scene as operators of digging equipment combed through the rubble.
 
Source: The Guardian