'Are the ambulances coming?' - Arena inquiry hears of desperate pleas as victim left waiting over an hour for help
manchestereveningnews.co.ukhereLawyers representing families of the victims took it in turn to outline what they hoped to learn and achieve from the inquiry.John Cooper QC, who represents eleven families, detailed a timeline to death of John Atkinson, who he said could be seen on Arena CCTV crawling along the floor on his hands and knees as the smoke from the explosion cleared from the foyer.The detonation happened at 10.31pm but Mr Atkinson, from Radcliffe, was only transferred to an ambulance trolley at 11.46pm and heart-massage commenced one minute later, the inquiry was told.Before that, he had been placed on a makeshift stretcher - a cardboard advertising hoarding - which broke under his weight and he fell from knee height onto some railings, it was said."Was he.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
