bomber Salman Abedi in the City Rooms, the foyer of the arena. Mr Blake rang within seconds of the blast as he tried to comfort Mr Atkinson and alert the emergency services. "There's been an explosion at Manchester Arena, in the foyer," Mr Blake told the 999 call handler."There's loads injured.
It's manic. Big explosion. I'm with a man now that's injured."Mr Blake is then heard telling Mr Atkinson: "Alright mate. Don't try moving."He returns to the call handler: "There's about 30, 40 injured.
I'm with a man that's seriously injured. His legs really pumping."Mr Blake, who was at the arena to pick up his daughter after the Ariana Grande show that night, was advised on the call to apply a tourniquet and keep on the line.
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