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Donegal explosion: Police confirm young girl among ten casualties of ‘tragic accident’

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Donegal explosion: Police confirm young girl among ten casualties of ‘tragic accident’

Donegal police have confirmed that a young girl and two teenagers were among the ten casualties of the explosion that took place on Friday evening at a service station in Creeslough.

Four men and three women were also among those killed, according to police.

The cause of the explosion is thought to be a "tragic" accidental gas blast.

On Friday evening, sniffer dogs were brought to the rubble in a search and rescue operation to find people still stuck under the debris.

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