Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing There was an 'inadequacy of response' to the Manchester Arena bombing by Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and its control room, an expert has told the public inquiry into the atrocity.
Matthew Hall, a former senior fire officer appointed by the inquiry to compile an independent report, said no 'incident commander' was in place until 80 minutes after the bomb was detonated.
Mr Hall said fire crews should have been sent to the scene as reports came in not to 'muster' at a station more than three miles away - a decision he concluded as being 'unreasonable'. READ MORE: Cops who went for a kebab during a two-hour dinner break on the night of Arena bomb
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