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A Scotsman who died in an explosion at an Irish petrol station will be remembered along with nine other victims on the first anniversary of the tragedy.
Four men, 3 and 3 young people, aged between five and 59, died in the explosion that took place in the town of Creeslough, County Donegal, on the afternoon of 7 October last year.
Celtic fan Martin McGill, from Kirkintilloch, died along with Robert Garwe and his five-year-old daughter, Shauna Flanagan-Garwe.
Catherine O’Donnell, her son James Monaghan, 13, fashion student Jessica Gallagher, James O’Flaherty, Sydney, shop assistant Martina Martin, Hugh “Hughie” Kelly and Leona Harper, 14, also died in the blast.
On Saturday at 3 p. m. se a commemorative and commemorative rite will be held. at the site of the tragedy. There will also be a vigil mass at 7:30 p. m. in the Church of San Miguel to the dead and injured and to thank the rescuers at the scene.
Rescue and recovery efforts, involving network members and emergencies on both sides of the border, were praised, and condolences were shared around the world following the explosion.
A year later, no update on the cause of the explosion has been made public. Irish police had said in the past that the incident was being treated as a tragic accident, and that a fuel leak had been detected as a possibility.
The Garda Siochana said before the anniversary that its investigation was continuing “as temporarily as possible”. He said more than 1,350 lines of inquiry had been pursued and more than 900 statements taken.
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The research involves several Garda agencies and is supported by the Norwegian company Det Norske Veritas, which specialises in research and energy systems.
Ahead of the anniversary, victims’ families asked the media to respect their privacy. Ireland’s Deputy First Minister Michael Martin said he was “thinking of the other people of Creeslough today, one year after the terrible tragedy. “
“We, the 10 lives lost, the injured, their families and a whole network, united in grief,” Martin said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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