Tributes have been paid to some of the 10 people killed in a horrific gas explosion in Ireland. Emergency services descended on the Applegreen Service Station in County Donegal, Ireland, on Friday following the explosion.
Tragically, 10 people - a five-year-old girl, four men, three women and two teenagers - died in the blast. Police have said the blast was a 'freak accident'. READ MORE: Man, 48, found dead as police cordon off street Talented teenage rugby player Leona Harper has been named as one of the victims who lost her life, the Mirror reports.
Her death was announced by her brother, Anthony, and local rugby club on Saturday evening. Jessica Gallagher, a 23-year-old former design student, has also been named as a victim, along with Catherine O'Donnell and her 14-year-old son, James.
Other victims who died are understood to be a girl, 5, her dad and a local farmer in his 60s. Paying tribute to Leona, Letterkenny Rugby Club wrote: "We are heartbroken to say our worst fears have been confirmed.
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