A gas explosion occurred at an Indian take-away restaurant in Castlebar, Co Mayo, resulting in severe burns for one worker and minor injuries for another. Emergency services arrived promptly, taking two men to the hospital, one critically injured and transferred for specialized burn treatment. The explosion caused significant structural damage to the restaurant, with reports of loud bangs and shaken furniture from nearby businesses. Investigations by local authorities are ongoing, and the area remains secured for a thorough examination.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the explosion at Imperial Blue on Lower Charles Street in Castlebar at around 7.30pm yesterday evening.
One man who suffered burns in a suspected gas explosion in an Indian take-away in Co Mayo last night is understood to have been seriously injured.
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