The ten people who died after a horror petrol station explosion in Dongeal have been named by gardai.
The explosion happened at the Applegreen Service Station on the outskirts of the village of Creeslough just after 3pm on Friday.
Gardai are now investigating "all of the circumstances into the cause" of the explosion. One man in his 20s remains in a critical condition with seven others being treated in hospital.
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With the consent of their families, the name and ages of the ten people who died have been released.
They are as follows:
James O Flaherty, 48 years
Jessica Gallagher, 24 years
Martin McGill, 49 years
Catherine O Donnell, 39 years and her son James Monaghan, 13 years
Hugh Kelly, 59 years
Martina Martin, 49 years
Robert Garwe, 50 years and his daughter
Shauna Flanagan Garwe, 5 years
Leona Harper, 14 years
A garda spokeswoman said: "The investigation is being coordinated from an incident room at Milford Garda Station.
"The Garda Technical Bureau, with assistance from other agencies, will continue to examine the scene, which remains cordoned off. These examinations are likely to continue over the coming days. Traffic diversions on the N56 at the scene of the incident remain in place.
"A total of 10 fatalities have been confirmed arising from this fatal explosion. The remains of the deceased are at Letterkenny University Hospital where State Post Mortems have commenced under the direction of Dr. Heidi Okkers, Assistant State Pathologist. These Post Mortems will continue over the next few days. Results will not be released for operational reasons.
"One male in his 20s remains in a critical condition in St. James Hospital, Dublin. The 7 other surviving casualties continue to receive treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital and remain in stable condition.
"The 10 fatalities included four men, three women, two teenagers (one male and one female) and one younger female child. Garda Family Liaison Officers have been appointed to the families and are continuing to provide support and information."
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