Ten people confirmed dead in Creeslough explosion

Gardai say they do not expect to locate any further casualties following an explosion in Creeslough yesterday.

Ten people have been confirmed to have died.

8 people are in hospital, seven are in a stable condition in Letterkenny University Hospital while one man has been transferred to Dublin for specialist burns treatment.

Emergency services believe that all missing people have now been accounted for and none remain at the scene of the explosion in Creeslough.

The deceased are four men, three women, a teenage girl, a teenage boy and a young girl.

All of those that passed away died at the scene.

Investigations continue as to the cause of the explosion but, at this time, it’s thought to have been a tragic accident. 

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