Manchester Arena inquiry: ‘Chaos and confusion’ at bombing scene

(BBC) A paramedic has described the “chaos and confusion” at the scene of the Manchester Arena bombing and said initially there were not enough medics.

Helen Mottram from North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) was triaging patients at Victoria railway station 46 minutes after the blast which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more.

Ms Mottram said “a cascade” of casualties came from the nearby arena.

There were not enough paramedics to deal with the injured people, she said.

She agreed it was a “scene of dreadful injury.”

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