Seven people have been killed in an explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal in Ireland's northwest, police said on Saturday. Rescue efforts by Ireland's emergency services went on through the night at the scene where on Friday afternoon an explosion had ripped through a petrol station forecourt and the façade of a nearby apartment complex. READ | Fire breaks out on Kerch bridge linking Russia to CrimeaIreland's police, fire, ambulance service, and coast guard, and the air ambulance service from Northern Ireland as well as a specialist team from the UK-run province were in attendance. Letterkenny University Hospital, 24 kilometres (15 miles) from the explosion was placed on an emergency footing as it said in a statement it was dealing with "multiple injuries". Ireland's premier Micheal Martin said his "thoughts and prayers are today with those who have lost their lives, and those injured in the devastating explosion".

Source: News 24 October 08, 2022 15:04 UTC