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Death toll of Irish petrol station blasts rises to 9: police
Updated 19:16, 08-Oct-2022
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Emergency services continue their work at the scene of an explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in County Donegal, Ireland, October 8, 2022. /CFP
Emergency services continue their work at the scene of an explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in County Donegal, Ireland, October 8, 2022. /CFP

Emergency services continue their work at the scene of an explosion at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough in County Donegal, Ireland, October 8, 2022. /CFP

The death toll from an explosion on Friday afternoon at an Irish petrol station in County Donegal has risen to nine, police force said.

The blast ripped through the Applegreen service station and convenience store and adjacent buildings in the village of Creeslough.

A search and recovery operation is continuing, as rescue workers try to locate several people who are still missing.

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