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
could have died because of lack of access to health care or as a result of attacks during this war. and again, i think the authorities now returning to lyman. they say that half of the houses in this town have been damaged because of the conflict, and they re trying now to restore services to the residents there. there s no electricity, no heating. and obviously the investigation is ongoing to try to determine what happened to those people who have been buried in those mass graves. the serial killer, peter tobin, has died. the 76 year old was serving 3 life sentences in prison in edinburgh for murdering three women: the polish student, angelika kluk, 15 year old vicky hamilton and 18 year old dinah mcnicol. rail workers across the country have walked out today in another day of strike action. it s part of an ongoing row over jobs, pay and conditions.
don t complain because they feel they already know the strangers sitting next to them. a lot of kids have come to our school, and some of them have told our us stories about what happened. they have left people that they love behind. reporter: edward is 13 years old. a polish student. seeing the influx of war survivors come through his school doors. more we take in, the better we re doing. the better? yes. so you don t mind that the rooms are crowded? no. it s for a good cause. reporter: so these are all polish kids. eva is the vice director. it s hard. reporter: she feels for every child in the building, and only wishes she could do more. especially, when i see people helping. that i don t know. we can help only small part.
reporter: primary school 157 has welcomed every new refugee. classes are more cramped, but he s public school students don t complain because they feel they already know the strangers sitting next to them. a lot of kids have come to our school and some have told stories about what happened. they have left people that they love behind. reporter: he is 13 years old, a polish student, seeing the influx of war survivors come through the school doors. the more we take in, the better we are doing. reporter: the better? yes. reporter: you don t mind that the rooms are crowded? no. it s for a good cause. reporter: these are all polish kids. eva is the vice director. it s hard. reporter: she feels for every child in the building. and only wishes she could do more. especially when i see people helping and i don t know we can
a lot of kids have come to our school. some of them have told stories about what happened. they ve left people they love behind. reporter: edward is 13 years old. a polish student. seeing the influfl of war survivors come through his school doors. the more we take in, the better we re doing. reporter: the better. so you don t mind the rooms are crowded. no. it s for a good cause. reporter: so these are all polish kids. eva is the vice director. it s hard. reporter: she feels for every child in the building and only wishes she could do more. particularly when i see people helping. and i don t know. we can help if only small part. reporter: warsaw s mayor tells us the strain on the