(BBC) Senior firefighters were initially “gagged” from talking about what went wrong on the night of the Manchester Arena attack, an inquiry has heard.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s (GMFRS) Mick Lawlor said he was stopped from holding a meeting to learn from its response to the bombing.
The station manager told the Manchester Arena inquiry the service “realised quickly this wasn’t our finest moment.”
GMFRS has been criticised for a long delay in sending crews to the scene.
Mr Lawlor was the service’s lead national inter-agency liaison officer when the attack, which killed 22 people and injured hundreds more, happened on 22 May 2017.
