![]() ![]() As the only supermarket in the village, and home to a post office and hairdressers, he said the station would have been very busy just at the end of the school day. A typical gasoline station has a storage capacity of 30,000 to 40,000 gallons in underground tanks. ![]() Local Sinn Fein lawmaker Pearse Doherty said at the scene on Friday that the "massive explosion" was heard from miles around. "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."īritish Foreign Minister James Cleverly also extended his sympathies to the victims' families. The explosion at about 3.20pm on Friday gutted the petrol station, which included a post office and deli counter, and devastated nearby two-storey apartments, some of which collapsed, blanketing. "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," Martin said in a statement late on Friday. Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin said the incident was an unspeakable tragedy for a small community of just a few hundred people. noun Definition of petrol station British : a place where gasoline for vehicles is sold Learn More About petrol station Share petrol station Dictionary Entries Near petrol station petrology petrol station petromyzon See More Nearby Entries Statistics for petrol station Cite this Entry Petrol station. Photographs from the scene showed a two-storey apartment block above the petrol station's store with walls blown out and a partially collapsed roof, and debris scattered across the forecourt where several cars were parked. ![]()
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