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10.02.2021 / 21:47
Arena bomb inquiry: Two hour delay in getting firefighters to scene meant 'vital assistance to the dying was denied'
direct to your inboxThe delay in getting firefighters to the Manchester Arena bomb attack meant 'vital assistance to the dying was denied them', the inquiry into the atrocity has heard.Regular fire engines loaded with one stretcher each and specialist fire service vehicles each with five stretchers, as well as firefighters trained in treating blast injuries, took two hours to get to the Arena after Salman Abedi detonated a huge bomb in his backpack as mainly young concert-goers were leaving an