BREAKING: The death toll from the explosion at a petrol station in County Donegal has risen to 10: 4 men, 3 women, 2 teenagers and a primary school child.

42 comments

1. This is just so tragic. RIP to the 10 lives taken and condolences to their families and friends. Unbelievable stuff.

2. Awful tragedy. RIP.

3. Horrific.

4. Ah lads thats absolutely awful. Really heartbreaking for all those families the whole community in fact

5. According to the press conference just now they are not expecting any more casualties

6. Sending sympathy from the US

7. This is so sad 😞

8. RIP to all those who lost their lives. And sincere condolences to the families of those souls.

   Tragic and a reminder we don’t know what’s going to happen. Tell your loved ones everyday how much you love them.

9. Tragic… RIP … all our hearts with families and those in such a small community effected

10. So shocked by this! The 10 souls that have been lost are forever in my thoughts.

11. Awful

12. Oh no! Oh RIP that’s just awful. Jesus.

13. I hope they’re resting in peace. this is really sad

14. Horrible. Couple of them likely from the same families too.

    Awful.

15. Horrific stuff.

16. Awful. RIP to the victims

17. Total population of the village is less than 400, losing 10 people or more in one go, this is such a massive tragedy

18. Sending love and sympathy from germany. This is such a tragedy. 🙁

19. Has there been any word about how this happened?

20. This is really sad. Condolences to the family and the whole community.

21. Jesus lads, this just breaks your heart. Very sad day for the country. Those poor souls.

22. What the hell happened

23. Rest in Peace 🖤🕯️

24. The youngest victim, a 5 year old girl, went to the shop to choose a birthday cake for her mum. Just absolutely awful. Those poor families

25. Deepest condolences to all involved from a Scottish man who loves Ireland and it’s people.

26. Love and prayers from Northern California. 🇺🇲💚🇮🇪

27. American here, so sorry that this has happened.

28. Just gutting. Life is such a mystery, at times. What a tragedy

29. I just want to give a big fuck you to anyone who sent that Daniel O’Donnell meme today. Terrible news and some cunt went and made that straight away.

30. Jesus. When I first hear this happened my first thought was “I hope no one is hurt” and the more of it that is uncovered, the more tragic it gets. Those poor families, beyond devastating

31. This just feels like one of the worst things to happen in so long. Like the extent of it is so huge. 10 people from a small place. It’s hard to get your head around.

32. Terribly sad, one of the worst things that’s happened in the country in a very long time

33. It’s just awful.
    When you think about the size of that town too, there’s barely 400 people in it. The whole community will be absolutely heartbroken.

34. Devastating. I have spent a lot of time in Donegal, there’s a sense of community up there that I haven’t really experienced anywhere else. Heart goes out to the victims, their friends and families.

35. I’m from the UK and genuinely very sorry to see this tragedy unfold in Ireland 😢🙏thoughts with anyone affected by this.

36. How tragic! My thoughts are with their families, freinds and the wider community. RIP 🖤

37. Galwegian here. So sorry reading this!

38. Absolutely horrendous stuff

39. This is just terrible. The heartache and grief it’s caused. My heart goes out to everyone affected. May they all rest in peace and I hope the families know we are all thinking of them and that they have their whole community behind them.

40. Fs man reminds me of the clutha helicopter crash in glasgow years ago, sending love from scotland xx

41. Donegal, one county that has seen so much tragedy. I’m thinking of Buncrana pier and the poor family that drowned in lough Swilly leaving only the mother alive. Just so incredibly sad.

42. One of my best friends lives there and works in that shop. Theyve lost so many people they know in 1 day, and no longer have a job to keep them sustained. She had a day off work on that day, if that was her shift she would be dead. I just can’t believe it