Equipment packs to deal with explosive and highly traumatic injuries have been introduced for firefighters in Nottinghamshire in response to an inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing. The Manchester attack, on May 22, 2017, was the deadliest terrorist attack in the UK since the 2005 July 7 bombings in London.
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a home-made explosive device in the arena’s foyer as people left an Ariana Grande concert. More than 900 people were injured and 22 people died.
An inquiry opened in September 2020 and came to a conclusion in February of last year, having heard evidence from hundreds of witnesses and examined the actions of authorities. Chairman Sir John Saunders determined he could not rule out the survival of some victims if the emergency response had been better.
