At least ten people have died following an explosion at a petrol station in county Donegal, an Garda Síochána have confirmed.
Four men and three women have died, as well as a teenage boy and girl, and a girl of primary school age.
It happened in apartments above a shop at around 3.15pm on Friday in Creeslough.
Eight people were transferred to hospital for treatment, with one being transferred to a burns unit in Dublin. Gardaí have said they are not expecting any further casualties and that nobody else is unaccounted for.
An Garda Síochána say they are continuing to assist other emergency services at the scene of the "serious ongoing incident".
The other agencies involved include the Irish Coast Guard, the Coast Guard Rescue 118 helicopter, Irish Air Corps Medivac 112, Donegal Mountain Rescue, the Donegal County Council Civil Defence and Northern Ireland Ambulance.
In a tweet, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: "My thoughts and prayers are today with those who have lost their lives, and those injured in the devastating explosion in Creeslough.
"I wish to express my deepest sympathies to their family, and friends, and to the entire community of Creeslough, on this darkest of days for Donegal and the entire country," he said.
"People across this island will be numbed by the same sense of shock and utter devastation as the people of Creeslough at this tragic loss of life.
"I would like to thank all the members of the emergency services, from across the north-west and Northern Ireland, who responded so quickly to the scene, and who are working throughout the night in extremely traumatic circumstances."
My thoughts and prayers are tonight with the entire community of Creeslough following today’s devastating explosion.
Thinking too of all the emergency services, from across the north-west and NI working in very traumatic situation.— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) October 7, 2022
