GARDAÍ are still trying to make safe the scene of the Creeslough explosion three weeks after the Co Donegal tragedy.
Ten people, including two teenagers and a child, died when a suspected gas explosion caused an Applegreen service and shopping complex in Creeslough in Co Donegal to collapse on October 7.
Investigations into the tragedy are continuing and Gardaí have appointed a “crime scene manager” from its National Technical Bureau to oversee all forensic and expert activities on the site.
Initial investigations, including an examination of CCTV footage from a nearby building, indicated the disaster may have been caused by a gas explosion in apartments above the shops in complex.
However, a Garda spokesman said the scene of the explosion was currently undergoing a “make safe process”.
He said experts from a number of agencies were on standby to assist the Garda investigation into the blast.
The spokesman told The Irish News the Garda crime scene managers were highly experienced “post-blast investigation experts”. He said Gardaí would not be providing commentary or updates on the ongoing investigation.
The spokesman said: “Experts from the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) and the Health and Safety Authority (HAS) are also providing valuable assistance and expert guidance on site while independent specialists in gas and oil installation failures/explosions have also been brought into assist.”
Following the explosion, much of the rubble from the site was removed to an undisclosed location for forensic examination. Gardaí have also carried out door-to-door inquiries in Creeslough.
