Donegal explosion: Teenage girl among 10 people killed in Ireland petrol station blast is named

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Donegal explosion: Teenage girl among 10 people killed in Ireland petrol station blast is named
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Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin earlier visited the scene and said the 'entire nation is mourning' after the disaster. More here:

A teenage girl who is among the 10 people who died after an explosion at a petrol station in Donegal has been named as Leona Harper.

Jessica Gallagher, who was understood to have been in her early 20s; shop worker Martina Martin; Catherine O'Donnell and her son James; and Hughie Kelly, have all been named locally as among those who died in Friday's blast.Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin earlier visited the scene and said the"entire nation is mourning" after the disaster.

Search and rescue efforts are continuing but police have said they are not expecting further casualties.Superintendent David Kelly from Milford Gardai said in a news conference on Saturday:"At this moment in time we have to keep an open mind as a police service as to how we investigate this, but our information at this point in time is pointing towards a tragic accident.

"Each and every one of you have gone above and beyond in your response," he said, extending particular thanks to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance for their support. Sniffer dogs have been used and a digger has been sifting through the debris, with rubble being taken away by trailer.

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