Firefighters in Co Donegal have paid a stunning tribute to coffee shop workers who catered for the emergency services and others during the recent Creeslough tragedy.
Ten people lost their lives when an explosion ripped through the local Applegreen Service Station on October 7 last.
Dozens of volunteers worked through the night to help rescue people from the rubble of the building.
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Staff at the local Coffee Pod, less than 300 yards from the scene of the blast, worked around the clock serving refreshments to weary workers for FREE for the following two days.
As well as the emergency services, staff dished out free refreshments to reporters covering the story as well as passers-by in shock at the tragedy.
Now members of the Donegal Firefighters Association have thanked the staff with a touching presentation.
The firefighters visited the Coffee Pod this week and presented the staff with a stunning picture of Letterkenny Fire Station by photographer Brian McDaid.
Manager of the Coffee Pod Siobhan Carr who was in the cafe when the explosion happened thanked the firefighters for their gesture.
"We were just doing our jobs and we thought it was the least we could do when the emergency services and so many others were working so hard at the scene," she said.
The powerful picture was taken on October 9 by Brian McDaid.
The inscription on the photo reads "Presented to the staff of the Coffee Pod in recognition of the kindness shown to emergency services during the tragic incident in Creeslough on behalf of the Donegal Firefighters Association."
The poignant picture is to be hung on the walls of the Coffee Pod.
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