FILE FOR DPP FOLLOWING BALLINASLOE FIRE

Date Published: 04-Jun-2011

An 18 year old man, arrested yesterday morning (Friday) in connection with a fire that destroyed a house in Ballinasloe, has been released by Gardaí and a file is being sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

The young man was released from Ballinasloe Garda Station last night after questioning.

Emergency services were alerted to the fire at a house in Dunloe Hill just before 8 0' clock yesterday.

Nobody was injured in the fire in the detached house, but the blaze caused extensive damage.

Gardai are treating the fire as suspicious, and believe it was started at the back of the building.

An 18 year old man, understood to be from the locality was arrested yesterday morning and following questioning, and his release, a file is now being prepared for the DPP.