Manchester Arena bombing: fire service arrived two hours late, says report

Review highlights ‘risk-averse’ officers in charge and ‘catastrophic failure’ of emergency phone systemThe fire service played “no meaningful role” in the aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing because they arrived two hours late, a review of the response to the attack has found.Although two fire crews were stationed close enough to the Arena to hear the explosion, they were sent to a rendezvous point three miles away amid fears that there was a marauding t