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Emergency services at the scene of the 2022 explosion in Creeslough, a village of just 400 people, in Co Donegal. Ten people died in the tragedy. Photo: PA
A man in his 40s has been arrested as part of the investigation into the fatal explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal in October 2022.
Ten people died in the explosion, which occured at an apartment and retail block incorporating a petrol station in the village on October 7, 2022.
Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter, Shauna Flanagan-Garwe died alongside fashion student Jessica Gallagher; Martin McGill; James O’Flaherty; Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan; shop worker Martina Martin; 14-year-old Leona Harper; and carpenter Hugh Kelly.
Emergency services at the scene of the 2022 explosion in Creeslough, a village of just 400 people, in Co Donegal. Ten people died in the tragedy. Photo: PA
Today’s News in 90 Seconds, Friday, September 12
A man in his 40s was arrested this morning by investigating gardaí for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997, a garda spokesperson confirmed.
He is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
Gardaí have said the investigation into the fatal explosion is ongoing, co-ordinated from Milford Garda Station where an Incident Room is established under the direction of a Garda Senior Investigating Officer.
The investigation continues to be led by local gardaí in the Donegal Division, supported by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation and other agencies including the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities.