Two arrested over County Donegal service station blast that killed 10, including children
A child as young as five was killed in the tragic incident in the small northwestern Irish village of Creeslough.
Saturday 23 March 2024 10:47, UK
Two men have been arrested following an explosion at a service station in聽County Donegal which killed 10 people, including three children, in 2022.
The blast on the afternoon of 7 October in the northwestern village of Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland, caused the death of four men, three women and three young people, with ages ranging from five to 59.
Update:
Two arrested released by police
Police said the men, both in their 50s, were arrested on Friday morning for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
A statement by Garda police said: "Both men are currently detained under the provisions of section 4 Criminal Justice Act 1984 at separate Garda stations in County Donegal."
The blast at the building complex came as a shock to the village of 400, where almost every family would have known someone who was either killed or injured in the tragedy.
Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan-Garwe, Catherine O'Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan, fashion student Jessica Gallagher, Celtic fan Martin McGill, Sydney native James O'Flaherty, shop worker Martina Martin, carpenter Hugh 'Hughie' Kelly and 14-year-old Leona Harper were killed in the explosion.
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Local Gardaí in Donegal have been leading the investigation, supported by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) and other agencies, including the Health & Safety Authority (HSA) and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU).