ten people are now confirmed to have died, after a huge explosion at a petrol station in county donegal in ireland. a search operation is continuing as some people are still thought to be missing, eight people were also taken to hospital. police say the cause remains under investigation but are describing what happened as a tragic accident . the explosion happened at an applegreen service station in the village of creeslough. from there, our ireland correspondent chris page reports. a rescue effort has now become a recovery operation, a sad sign that the emergency services don t expect to find anyone else alive. blown out walls, a crumpled roof, and tonnes of rubble showed this was a lethal explosion. the blast triggered a wave of devastation and desperation. local people hurried to what was left of the petrol station to see who amongst their friends and relatives may have been caught up in the incident. there were several flats above the garage shop which largely collapse
But, really, peoplejust cannot take in what has happened, that some people in this local community pops into the local shop on a friday afternoon and lost their lives so suddenly. chris page, bbc news in county donegal. speaking at a press conference a little earlier the superintendent of the local station explained they are keeping an open mind about that at this point in time it is pointing towards a tragic accident. at this point in time it is pointing towards a tragic accident. at this oint in towards a tragic accident. at this point in time towards a tragic accident. at this point in time we towards a tragic accident. at this point in time we have towards a tragic accident. at this point in time we have to - towards a tragic accident. at this point in time we have to keep i towards a tragic accident. at this point in time we have to keep an open mind as a police service and how we investigate this. but our information at this point in time is pointing towards a tragic accide
We are all feeling this and we are going to be here for this community to help them navigate through this. crews are already on site cleaning up the debris. but much of what was lost cannot be replaced. 100,000 workers from what the government has categorised as critical industries will begin to receive lateral flow tests in the workplace from today, and be encouraged to test daily. it comes as ministers attempt to alleviate the staffing shortage crisis gripping britain, with huge numbers of workers testing positive and isolating. there was an almost total boycott of the golden globe awards in los angeles overnight. the ceremony was not even televised, after it emerged that the hollywood foreign press, who run the event had not had a single black member for almost 20 years. among the winners, steven spielberg s remake of west side story won the globe for best motion picture, musical or comedy, while succession
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