(BBC) Greater Manchester’s former chief fire officer has said he “let everyone down” after the Manchester Arena bombing.
Peter O’Reilly told the Manchester Arena inquiry he and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) felt “devastated” they did not contribute as expected to after the May 2017 attack.
He apologised to the bereaved families for his failings and those of GMFRS.
The inquiry has previously heard firefighters were not sent to the scene until two hours after the bombing.
The hearing was told Mr O’Reilly was in bed at home when he was called at 23:08 BST on 22 May 2017 to tell him there had been an explosion at the arena at 22:31.
