Man arrested over fatal Donegal service station explosion

Ten people, including two teenagers and a five-year-old girl, were killed in an explosion at the petrol station in the village of Creeslough, in the Irish county of Donegal, in 2022. At the time, the police said it was a "tragic accident".

Emergency services at the scene of the explosion in the village of Creeslough, in County Donegal, in 2022. Pic: Reuters
Image: Emergency services at the scene of the explosion in the village of Creeslough, in County Donegal, in 2022. Pic: Reuters
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A man has been arrested over an explosion in Donegal which killed 10 people in 2022.

A man in his 60s voluntarily presented himself at Dundalk police station in relation to the blast at a petrol station on October 7, John J Rice & Company solicitors, the law firm claiming to represent him, said.

Gardai (Irish police) said the man has been arrested for alleged offences contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.

The investigation is being co-ordinated from Milford garda station, where an incident room has been established.

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Ten people, including a five-year-old girl and her father, were killed in the explosion in the village of Creeslough. At the time, police said it appeared to be "a tragic accident".

Two teenagers aged 13 and 14 were also killed.