Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The fire brigade commander on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing was 'relieved of his duties' after he had challenged his chief's decision to send just 12 regular firefighters to the scene, the public inquiry into the atrocity has heard.
Ben Levy told the then chief fire officer of Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Peter O'Reilly, that he had decided to deploy firefighters to the scene just after midnight - about 90 minutes after the blast - after learning the other emergency services were already there.
But he 'challenged' Mr O'Reilly when he was told just three fire engines were to be sent to the arena carrying twelve firefighters, the same
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