Senior fire officer tells Manchester Arena Inquiry he is ashamed of bomb response
Senior fire chief Ben Levy said he still felt shame on both a personal and organisational level
Ben Levy told the Manchester Arena Inquiry that Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service was a "laughing stock" after not helping for more than two hours after the attack.The inquiry has heard firefighters were kept back over safety concerns. The hearing was told some firefighters were close enough to hear the bomb detonate, but instead of going to the scene, they were ordered to drive three miles in the opposite direction to a muster point at Philips Park fire station in east Manchester.The inquiry heard firefighters there were waiting to go to the scene and were aware ambulances were already at the arena.
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