(BBC) A fire service control boss feared “the worst nightmare” had happened after being told a “dirty bomb” had detonated at Manchester Arena, an inquiry heard.
North West Fire Control’s Janine Carden said she was at home when she was told about the bomb and rushed to the control room.
“I just knew I had to get there,” she told the public inquiry.
She said she was unaware paramedics were treating casualties, while the fire service was “stalled.”
The inquiry was told the former operations manager was on-call and asleep when a colleague rang her to tell her about the attack on 22 May 2017, which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more.
