Gardai continue to question pair over Merlin Park fire
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Gardaí are continuing to question two teenagers in connection with a fire at a HSE addiction counselling centre at Merlin Park.
A 19 year old man and 15 year old boy were arrested in the east of the city this morning.The fire at the alcohol addiction counselling centre at Merlin Park hospital broke out in the early hours of last Friday. (20/09)No one was injured but the unit was extensively burned and the service which caters for about 50 people a day transferred to UHG this week.At about 8 o' clock this morning, a 19 year old man and 15 year old boy were arrested in the east of the city in connection with the fire.They were taken to Milstreet Garda station where they're being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, and can be held for up to 24 hours.