What happened

A catastrophic explosion destroyed the Applegreen petrol station and a building containing the village shop and post office, and damaged an adjoining apartment building. Ten people were killed — four men, three women, two teenagers and a five-year-old girl — and eight were injured. Police initially said the evidence indicated a tragic accident, but the precise initiating cause remained under investigation in the cited follow-up.

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