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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Stephen Maguire

First firefighter on scene of Creeslough tragedy made one important move after arriving at harrowing scene

An experienced firefighter has told how nothing couldn't have prepared him for the shock that hit him when he saw the aftermath of the Creeslough tragedy.

Joe Ó Frighil was with the first fire brigade which arrived at the scene of the blast at the Applegreen Service Station last Friday.

Although Joe, who is stationed in Falcarragh in West Donegal had an understanding of what had happened, he said that he wasn’t prepared for how bad things were when himself and the other five firemen reached the site of the accident.

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