On Friday afternoon 7 October, ten people lost their lives and one a gas station exploded in the village of Creeslough in Ireland.
Seven other people with moderate injuries are being treated at Letterkenny University Hospital. A man in his twenties was taken to hospital in Dublin with serious injuries.
REMEMBER: A policeman lays flowers outside the gas station. The photo was taken on Sunday 9 October. Photo: dad photo / Brian Lawless
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Recently, the identity of the deceased was released by the Irish police, An Garda Síochána. Among them were 50-year-old Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter Shauna Flanagan Garwe, writes British News from heaven.
The 50-year-old had taken his daughter with him to buy a birthday cake for her mother when they both lost their lives.
– Our greatest fear has been confirmed
On Saturday, he mentioned Dagbladet Leona Harper, 14, died in the same explosion. She the teenager she played rugby for the local Letterkenny club and is described as a “talent” on the rugby field.
“In pieces”
“Devastated, we can say that our greatest fear has been confirmed. Leona Harper tragically lost her life yesterday.” wrote the club on Facebook the day after the explosion, and indicated the 14-year-old as an important part of the U14 squad.
Also among the dead were Catherine O’Donnell (39) and her son James Monaghan (13).
PAST: Top left: Martina Martin, Martin McGill, Leona Harper, Robert Garwe, Shauna Garwe, Hugh Kelly, Catherine O’Donnell, James Monaghan, James O’Flaherty, Jessica Gallagher. Photo: Donegal County Council
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No suspected criminal activity
During Sunday’s police press conference, five other victims were identified as James O’Flaherty (48), Jessica Gallagher (24), Martin McGill (49), Hugh Kelly (59) and Martina Martin (49).
The cause of the explosion is not yet known.
– As investigators, we need to keep an open mind, but the information so far points in the direction of a tragic accident, Police Inspector David Kelly said at the press conference.
The first confirmed funeral will take place on Wednesday this week.
EXPLODED: It is not yet known what caused the explosion. However, the police believe that everything points to a tragic accident. Photo: dad photo / Brian Lawless
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King Charles offers condolences
Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin visited the crash site the day after the explosion.
– A child in a shop lost his life. So did two teenagers along with men and women. It is indeed a tragic and shocking incident, the Prime Minister said.
Monday afternoon has passed King Charles of England sent his deepest condolences.
– We want you to know that our deepest condolences and our deepest condolences go to those who have lost their loved ones, says the king.
Nobody called – am I picky?
British Prime Minister Liz Truss also expresses her sympathy for the local community in the Irish village.
– I am shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of life, the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter over the weekend.
In addition, he says his deepest condolences go to the families and friends of the deceased and to the entire local community of the village.
