What is Creeslough explosion?
{{Infobox event | title = Creeslough explosion | caption = The Applegreen petrol station following the explosion | map = {{infobox mapframe|coord={{coord|55.1192|-7.9057}} mapframe-pin=yes|frame-width=250|zoom=14}} | time = 15:20 | timezone = [[Irish Standard Time|IST]] | date = {{start date|2022|10|7|df=y}} | location = [[Creeslough]], [[County Donegal]], Ireland | coordinates = {{coord|55.1192|-7.9057}} | type = [[Gas explosion]] ''(suspected)'' | reported deaths = 10 | reported injuries = 8 }} The '''Creeslough explosion''' happened on 7 October 2022 at an [[Applegreen]] [[petrol station]] in [[Creeslough]], a village in north [[County Donegal]], Ireland. It killed ten people and left eight hospitalised. It is the highest number of civilian deaths in the county in [[decade]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arind-40979033.html|title=Donegal petrol station explosion described by authorities as 'tragic accident'|work=[[EchoLive.ie]]|date=8 October 2022|accessdate=8 October 2022}}{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The cause is unknown, although accidental [[Gas explosion|gas leak]] is seen as a possible cause. ==References== {{reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:October 2022 events]] [[Category:2020s in the Republic of Ireland]] [[Category:2022 disasters in Europe]] [[Category:Explosions in Europe]] [[Category:Explosions in 2022]]