Creeslough victims named
A five-year-old girl and her father are among the 10 people named as victims of the devastating explosion at a petrol station in Donegal
Last updated 9th Oct 2022
An Garda Síochána has named the ten victims who tragically died in a petrol station explosion in Donegal.
The blast happened in the village of Creeslough on Friday afternoon.
Gardaí confirmed four men, three women, a teenage boy and girl and a younger girl were from the village or surrounding areas.
The victims are:
Leona Harper, 14 years
Shauna Flanagan Garwe, 5 years
Robert Garwe, 50 years
Martina Martin, 49 years
Hugh Kelly, 59 years
Catherine O Donnell, 39 years and her son James Monaghan, 13 years
Martin McGill, 49 years
Jessica Gallagher, 24 years
James O'Flaherty, 48 years
Irish police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The Garda Technical Bureau, with assistance from other agencies, will continue to examine the scene, which remains cordoned off.
Police have said the examinations are likely to continue over the coming days.
Post mortems have commenced at Letterkenny University Hospital under the direction of Dr Heidi Okkers, Assistant State Pathologist.
Gardaí said post mortems will continue over the next few days and results will not be released for operational reasons.
A further eight people injured in the explosion remained in hospital on Saturday.
Irish police said a man in his 20s remains in a critical condition in St James's Hospital in Dublin following Friday's blast.
The seven other surviving casualties continue to receive treatment in Letterkenny University Hospital and remain in a stable condition.
Tanaiste Leo Varadkar (second right) speaks to a resident (second left) near to the scene at Applegreen service station in the village of Creeslough
Sinn Fein leader, Mary Lou McDonald, visits the scene of the explosion
Taoiseach Micheal Martin (centre) speaks with members of the fire service at the scene of an explosion
Emergency services continue their work at the scene
People leave St Michael's Church Creeslough after a Mass as emergency services continue their work
Emergency services at the scene at Applegreen service station in Creeslough, Co Donegal
A Garda helicopter on standby near the scene
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