Man, 60s, arrested in connection with Creeslough explosion
by Darragh Mc Donagh · Irish MirrorA man aged in his 60s has been arrested in connection with an explosion that destroyed a building complex in Creeslough, Co Donegal in 2022, killing 10 people.
It is understood that he was arrested this morning for alleged reckless endangerment under the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
He is currently being detained at a Garda station in the northwest under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, under which he can be questioned for up to 24 hours.
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Two teenagers and a young child were among the victims of the Creeslough explosion, which occurred at a filling station and apartment complex on October 7, 2022.
Last month, Taoiseach Simon Harris described the tragedy as “one of the darkest days” in the history of the country as he marked the second anniversary of the fatal blast.
Those who died in the explosion were Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan Garwe, Catherine O’Donnell and her 13-year-old son James Monaghan, Jessica Gallagher, Martin McGill, James O’Flaherty, Martina Martin, Hugh Kelly, and 14-year-old Leona Harper.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, and is being led by local gardaí, supported by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation and other agencies, including the Health and Safety Authority and the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities.
While the cause of the explosion has yet to be confirmed by the authorities, it is understood that a gas leak is considered a central line of enquiry.
“The investigation into the fatal explosion at a building complex in Creeslough, County Donegal is ongoing, co-ordinated from Milford Garda Station where an Incident Room is established under the direction of a Garda Senior Investigating Officer,” said a spokesperson for An Garda Síochána.
“This morning, Thursday 20th November, 2024, investigating Gardaí arrested a male, aged in his 60s, for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.
“This male is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Garda North Western Region,” they added.
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