15/09/2015

Teenager Arrested Over Suspicious Fire

A teenager has been arrested in connection with a fire at a factory in Drogheda, Co Louth.

Garda are investigating a suspicious fire at a paper factory in Donore Industrial Estate on Saturday, 12 September.

The teenager was arrested in Drogheda on Monday and is the fourth person to be detained in the investigation.

Three males have been released pending further investigation.

(MH/CD)

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