Applegreen has released a statement following the explosion at its petrol station in Creeslough.
Co-founder Joe Barrett described it as a ‘dark day’ for the wider Applegreen family.
He says they’ve been working with their local partners in Creeslough since 2014, and are providing ‘assistance and support’ locally.
The fuel retailer boss extended his ‘deepest sympathies’ to families and friends of the deceased and thanked emergency services and first responders.
Mr Barrett says they will continue to provide support:
Statement from Applegreen Founder and Chief Executive Joe Barrett:
“Yesterday was a very dark day for Creeslough, for Donegal, for Ireland, and for all of us in the wider Applegreen family.
This is a hugely tragic event, and I would like to offer our deepest sympathies to the families and friends of the deceased, and to the entire community in Creeslough. We are utterly shocked and saddened at what happened yesterday. I would also like to offer our thanks to the emergency services, and first responders, who are dealing with the incident.
We have been working with our local partners in Creeslough since 2014. We are providing them with assistance and support locally at this very difficult time. The Applegreen in Creeslough is at the very heart of the village and contains the local post office and supermarket.
Our thoughts and our prayers are with the people of Creeslough. Today we mourn those who have lost their lives alongside the entire country. We will continue to assist and support our partners, and the wider Creeslough community, in the days and weeks ahead.”
