More than 1,350 lines of inquiry into Creeslough blast

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Image caption, The blast in Creeslough killed 10 people
At a glance
  • Garda铆 (Irish police) have opened more than 1,350 lines of inquiry have into a petrol station explosion in County Donegal
  • The blast in Creeslough on 7 October 2022 killed 10 people
  • The youngest victim was a five-year-old girl
  • Events will be held to mark the first anniversary on Saturday

Garda铆 (Irish police) have opened more than 1,350 lines of inquiry into an explosion at a County Donegal service station that killed 10 people.

More than 900 statements have also been taken since the blast in Creeslough on 7 October 2022.

The victims - four men, three women, two teenagers and a five-year-old girl - were from the village or surrounding areas.

As the first year anniversary of the tragedy approaches, the cause is still unknown and an investigation by garda铆 is ongoing.

The investigation is being co-ordinated from Milford Garda station.

I锘縩 a statement on Thursday, garda铆 said they continued to "work diligently and as expeditiously as possible, in the circumstances, to ensure that all the circumstances of this fatal explosion are professionally investigated".

A family liaison team with a dedicated officer is continuing to support each of the bereaved families.

Garda铆 said they were being assisted in their investigation by the Health and Safety Authority, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and Norwegian company Det Norske Veritas (DNV), which specialises in investigating and testing energy systems.