Manchester Arena inquiry: Stewards used makeshift items to help victims

(BBC) Stewards working the night of the Manchester Arena attack used makeshift stretchers and clothing to help causalities, an inquiry has heard.

The Manchester Arena inquiry was told many staff working for venue security firm Showsec were caught up in the 2017 atrocity and quickly tried to help.

Security supervisor Jordan Beak said he and a police officer used merchandise T-shirts to treat injured children.

His colleague Megan Bulmer said she made a tourniquet from a belt ribbon.

Twenty-two people died and hundreds more were injured when Salman Abedi detonated a home-made device in the arena’s City Room foyer at 22:31 BST on 22 May 2017.

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