Explosion in Creeslough, Donegal

[golden_blunder]

Don’t know if anyone knows the area but it’s across the road from the campsite. Looks like a gas explosion or similar. Bound to be fatalities this time of day


https://www.donegaldaily.com/2022/10/07/breaking-reported-explosion-at-creeslough-service-station/

 

[Rado_N]

Jesus that looks terrible, at a petrol station too

 

[golden_blunder]

Yeah dunno how it didn’t trigger the petrol pumps to go up in flames

 

[Zebs]

It looks like the gas explosion was inside the building. Fuel tanks are buried deep underground these days to try and avoid major explosions so I'd say that's what has saved the place going up in flames.

Still looks awful and would be very surprised not to hear of fatalities.

 

[cyberman]

4 dead so far. Apparently a gas leak from an apartment.

 

[golden_blunder]

4 dead so far. Apparently a gas leak from an apartment.

I’d heard 4 too. You can tell from the photos that it looks like a gas explosion. In that shop many times as we like the camping across the road. It was always staffed by young people
We looked at buying one of those apartments as a bolt hole about 5 years ago. Didn’t in the end

 

[Brophs]

Ehhm..

Disgraceful post, really tasteful that, when people have been seriously injured. People in the community are awaiting news to see if there love ones have been killed. Insensitive or idiotic post, possibly both. Living close to Creeslough, with news that there will be likely fatalities. I hope you think before posting a stupid joke like that next time. Better still, take down you're post and have a bit of fcking respect.

Hadn’t clicked the original link and just made a daft joke about the gas ad on the telly. Obviously, in the circumstances, I’ll delete it. Apologies.

 

[golden_blunder]

3 confirmed dead by guards so far

still people remain trapped

3:15pm, probably had school kids and the likes in. Just heartbreaking

 

[sepulturite]

7 confirmed dead now

 

[RexHamilton]

7 confirmed dead now

Awful. And still people unaccounted for. Emergency services saying it’s likely a recovery rather than a rescue at this point.

 

[Massive Spanner]

Feck sake. Just don’t expect something like that here. So horrible.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

They’re saying the explosion was in one of the apartments above the petrol station. Which collapsed the apartment complex on top of the petrol station/shops below. Horrifying to think that a domestic gas leak could cause so much devastation.

 

[Deery]

Feck sake. Just don’t expect something like that here. So horrible.

Why it’s a gas leak not a terror attack.

 

[golden_blunder]

They’re saying the explosion was in one of the apartments above the petrol station. Which collapsed the apartment complex on top of the petrol station/shops below. Horrifying to think that a domestic gas leak could cause so much devastation.

Which if it was, it may have been an empty flat as a few of them are holiday homes.

I can t get my head around it, it’s truly awful

 

[Massive Spanner]

Why it’s a gas leak not a terror attack.

What the feck are you on about?

Massive explosions that kill multiple people happen all the time round where you live eh?

 

[Deery]

What the feck are you on about?

Massive explosions that kill multiple people happen all the time round where you live eh?

There’s a danger with gas I don’t know why’d you think Ireland would be exempt from it.

 

[stu_1992]

Absolutely tragic stuff. Very sad.

 

[Massive Spanner]

There’s a danger with gas I don’t know why’d you think Ireland would be exempt from it.

A domestic gas leak would very rarely cause this sort of damage, so I really don't know what you're on about or trying to say. It's incredibly rare to see something like this happen in Ireland and your comment about a terror attack is pure ignorance. Go away.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

I’m struggling to think of any other accident in Ireland with so many serious casualties in my lifetime. Stardust fire? (which obviously had much higher death toll) And that’s it?

 

[Massive Spanner]

I’m struggling to think of any other accident in Ireland with so many serious casualties in my lifetime. Stardust fire? (which obviously had much higher death toll) And that’s it?

Certainly none that I can recall anyway. Closed I can think of would be some of the worst car accidents but they're not really comparable. It's crazy, in such a small town too.

 

[Deery]

There was recently a gas explosion in England were the guy was cutting the copper pipes to sell as he was intoxicated, killed a small girl next door..

Rest in peace to the people and prayers to the families..

 

[golden_blunder]

9 confirmed dead now

 

[Eyepopper]

This fecking bellend

Literally an hour and a half after it happened. Since deleted.

 

[golden_blunder]

This fecking bellend

Literally an hour and a half after it happened. Since deleted.

What an asshole

 

[moses]

This fecking bellend

Literally an hour and a half after it happened. Since deleted.

Who the feck is she?

 

[Abizzz]

Obviously it needs to be investigated but gas explosions like this can happen.

Spoiler: This

https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten...zte.106d9572-8330-4a91-a605-3f66144bc960.html

Was also the result of a gas explosion.

Horrible to think the people were just going about their day and it's suddenly over.

 

[moses]

Obviously it needs to be investigated but gas explosions like this can happen.

Spoiler: This

https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten...zte.106d9572-8330-4a91-a605-3f66144bc960.html

Was also the result of a gas explosion.

Horrible to think the people were just going about their day and it's suddenly over.

Not being flippant but I hope it was as suddenly as possible.

 

[moses]

I’m struggling to think of any other accident in Ireland with so many serious casualties in my lifetime. Stardust fire? (which obviously had much higher death toll) And that’s it?

I'm relative terms it's up there. The village I live in is of similar scale and would take a very very long time to get over this. The smallest of things cause waves where in towns they wouldn't even be ripples. It'll define them for a while. Awful.

 

[Abizzz]

Not being flippant but I hope it was as suddenly as possible.

Yeah I agree with that but still the inability to do anything, react in anyway to help oneself kind of scares me too. It could happen to anyone at anytime. Rest in peace.

 

[golden_blunder]

It would make me think twice about gas heating

 

[moses]

It would make me think twice about gas heating

I've always been terrified of gas.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

It would make me think twice about gas heating

It’s killed a lot of people over the years. Mainly carbon monoxide poisoning though. I think explosions like this are (thankfully) incredibly rare.

 

[Eyepopper]

Who the feck is she?

Oh, just a govt minister, that's all.

No one important.

 

[moses]

Oh, just a govt minister, that's all.

No one important.

FFS. Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion no less. From planet Rathdown apparently.

 

[Eyepopper]

FFS. Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion no less. From planet Rathdown apparently.

Some of her other highlights

"We all know that even for normal children remote teaching is difficult"

Madigan issued a leaflet in 2014 claiming that providing accommodation for Travellers in her constituency would be "a waste of valuable resources".

And remember "Swingate" - the Maria Bailey thing? Well it was Josepha who advised Bailey to run with that case.

An all round good egg, I think we'll agree.

Anyway, sorry, I'm getting off topic.

Terrible tragedy for that community, I live in a small village myself so can only imagine the impact this will have there.

 

[Penna]

What a tragedy for the whole community, may all those who have lost their lives rest in peace.

 

[Pirlo'sBeard]

Horrible tragedy. I've been to that station before and it's unimaginable that this could happen.

At least 9 people confirmed dead.

 

[golden_blunder]

Ten people, including a young child and two teenagers, are confirmed to have died following yesterday's explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal.

 

[Deery]

Ten people, including a young child and two teenagers, are confirmed to have died following yesterday's explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal.

Bloody hell..

 

[moses]

Horrible tragedy. I've been to that station before and it's unimaginable that this could happen.

At least 9 people confirmed dead.

Yeah, I go to Dunfanaghy a bit.

It's like so many of those rural service stations that we're all so familiar with.