Massive explosion at Applegreen in Creeslough

NIMAN

Large scale damage, photos look very serious.

Hopefully no fatalities or serious injuries, but hard not to imagine people will have been hurt in that.

BrianBoru00

Looks like a gas explosion from one of the apartments ??

NIMAN

Thought gas explosion too when I first seen the photos.

No fire.

Looks bad, hopefully no-one was badly injured.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/explosion-at-service-station-in-creeslough-co-donegal-1374255.html

NIMAN

Some destruction.

Atlantic Dawn

Doesn't look good at all...

https://twitter.com/interirish/status/1578404579238109185

AllForIt

Christ that looks horrific.

StrawbsM

Just counting the cars in the forecourt. I’d say there was a good few people in the shop, outside and in cars. Plus staff.

Some explosion based off that photo with blocks thrown all over.

Just spoke to a friend from there. Talk is at least 1 fatality and several severely injured and trapped. 30 injured in total. I stress this is not verified.

Pawwed Rig

Looks bad. Hospital is over run apparently. Hearing of multiple deaths but best to wait for official statements

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714040#Comment_119714040

Before pic

DOCARCH

Looks more like a gas explosion to do with either the shop or the apartments over?

muffler

Wow! That is terrible. Let's hope it isn't as bad as it looks.

HeidiHeidi

Mother of God 😱

Thoughts and prayers for everyone affected (and I presume there's plenty).

StrawbsM

I don’t like the look of the inside of the shop from this photo

Furze99

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714147#Comment_119714147

Seems to be a large steel girder that held ok, so hopefully no debris through ceilings. People in the apartments and filling cars you'd be worried about. Can only hope for the best.

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714199#Comment_119714199

yes the steel and concrete floor slabs appear to be intact so that's a bonus.

Really bizarre since deleted tweet from Josepha madigan FG who is Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion. She must have thought Donegal was one of the 6 counties and thought it could have been terrorism. What an absolute idiot.

screamer

The damage is frightening to see

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714280#Comment_119714280

That's quite the interpretation you're putting on it

Allinall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714280#Comment_119714280

You’re the only one that mentioned terrorism.

walterking

Media are as bad as that fool madigan

All with screaming headlines that there has been an explosion at a petrol station.

The explosion (going by every photo) is very much in an apartment.

There is a fuel forecourt in the same complex and looks like the pumps are standing, and signage still lighting.

But I suppose "explosion at apartment over a shop" is not going to get as many clicks as "petrol station explodes"

celt262

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714353#Comment_119714353

It is an explosion at a petrol station.

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714280#Comment_119714280

Breaking (geography) news. Donegal is in Ulster.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714280#Comment_119714280

Terrorism is not, and never was, confined to the North even at the height of the Troubles.

walterking

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714365#Comment_119714365

It looks like an explosion in apartments to me.

There's a fuel station in front of them that has been damaged by debris.

I see sinn fein's doherty has already got the "pensioners and children" angle in on his statement to try and get up the publicity ranking.

I hope that there are no fatalities and injuries are not as bad as the pictures suggest they could be.

Thankfully the indo has very much toned down its sensationalist headline now.

cheese sandwich

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714450#Comment_119714450

You’re the one looking to make political capital out of an appalling tragedy

cheese sandwich

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714533#Comment_119714533

They’re still referring to fears of multiple fatalities. Truly awful. I know Creeslough a bit, a lovely small village. One can only imagine the generational devastation this will cause

Atlantic Dawn

A post office was recentlyocated to the station apparently, today is pension day, not good.

screamer

All I could think when I heard the time of the explosion was children out of school. I hope that there are no fatalities or serious injuries, especially little kids. It’s awful to look at, God help them all, including the emergency services, that is an awful situation for everyone involved. Pierce Doherty said a few times it was a dark day for Creeslough, so make of that what you will.

gameoverdude

A few points here.

Stop with the terrorism angle. It obviously didn't happen from the petrol station. Plus jaysus.

Secondly(should have been firstly, but I hope nobody was hurt. Very unlikely.). Awful stuff.

Thirdly, stop with your thoughts and prayers crap. Look deep in yourself, unless you have connections to the victims, be honest.

StrawbsM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714573#Comment_119714573

This happened just after 3. Not totally sure what time the National school finishes on a Friday but it’s near the location too. Not unusual to pop into the shop after picking kids up.

I just hope school traffic had been and gone. Most pensioners collect in the mornings too.

firemansam4

Looks shocking,

I've been to a campsite just across the road to that filling station a couple of times in the past, and would have used that shop. Really hope that things are not as bad as they look on the pictures. Awful for the people of Creeslough.

bucketybuck

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714545#Comment_119714545

I would suggest that Madigan is the one who started that train of thought. Somebody would need to be a right clown to feign ignorance of what is meant by talking about "culprits" after an explosion.

malinheader

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714573#Comment_119714573

I worked there a couple of years back and remember the post office on the main street. I was telling someone that I thought there was no post office in the station. That's worse news now if it relocated. Especially on a Friday.

Hopefully some good news soon .

iamwhoiam

A helicopter landing zone set up in the Phoenix Park now . That would mean they are transferring patients to Dublin . What a dreadful tragedy

spakman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714803#Comment_119714803

why wouldn't the helicopter land directly at the hospital - surely the main hospitals like the Mater have a helipad?

Kaisr Sose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714803#Comment_119714803

It's a terrible tragedy. Hopefully no fatalities or life altering injuries.

On the helipad in Phoenix Park. Would hospitals not have their own for emergency /trauma ? Maybe not St James with construction work, and close to the Park, so that would make sense.

Awful news. If it is gas, these are pretty rare.

Anyone remember the one in Raglan House, Ballsbridge, beside DART Station in late 80's. Gas was not approved for use in apts for a period afterward.

iamwhoiam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714831#Comment_119714831

My understanding is that there are multiple helicopters expected

An airspace restriction has been imposed over Creeslough as the injured are being airlifted from the scene. The Irish Coast Guard based at Howth said on Friday evening that it is setting up a landing zone in the Phoenix Park for inbound helicopters from Mulroy Coast Guard in Co Donegal. The service subsequently tweeted that the Sligo Coast Guard helicopter was undertaking an emergency medical service flight from Letterkenny Hospital to Dublin.

gameoverdude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714865#Comment_119714865

Exactly.

spakman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714870#Comment_119714870

ah, this sounds very bad. God help them all.

ricimaki

What stands out to me from the aerial images posted on the Irish Times website is the 3x ESB vans. Obviously a lot of solar on the roof which might explain why, but unusual to see...

gameoverdude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714888#Comment_119714888

Terrible stuff, but another life lost if you go gung ho (or several)?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714863#Comment_119714863

I remember that one very very well. Passed it that morning. It set in train some string safety regulations which has prevented many gas explosions since.

spakman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714904#Comment_119714904

I'm not sure exactly what you're trying to say, but I'd say it's best not to say it now.

WhiteWalls

Can anyone tell me how this kinda thing can happen?

Pissy Missy

Absolutely horrible, the poor people

muffler

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714978#Comment_119714978

(Mod)

No. We dont need the speculation. What caused this will become public when all investigations have been carried out.

Kaisr Sose

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714978#Comment_119714978

Too soon to say/speculate.

gameoverdude

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119714962#Comment_119714962

I'm just saying there are safety procedures to landing a helicopter. You can't just land any place.

It's horrible what happened. But taking a risk isn't worth it.

Curious_Case

The aerial photo from the following Irish Times article seems to show that much of the structure that was under the solar panels and above the shop, is gone.

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/10/07/httpswwwirishtimescomireland20221007donegal-explosion-creeslough-latest-updates/