 The Applegreen petrol station following the explosion | |
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| Date | 7 October 2022 |
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| Time | 15:17 (IST) |
| Location | Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55°07′09″N 7°54′21″W / 55.1192°N 7.9057°W |
| Type | Gas explosion (suspected) |
| Deaths | 10 |
| Non-fatal injuries | 8 |
The Creeslough explosion occurred on 7 October 2022 at an apartment above Applegreen petrol station in Creeslough, a village in north County Donegal, Ireland. It killed ten people and left eight hospitalised; the highest number of civilian casualties in the county in decades.[1][2] Investigators suspected an accidental gas leak.[3][4]
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