A senior fire officer has apologised for the 'woeful' response to the Manchester Arena bombing as crews took more than hours to attend the scene.
David Keelan, assistant county fire officer for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, said: 'I wanted to say to those who have lost loved ones, to all those who were injured and to those that were affected ... I apologise for our woeful and unacceptable response to that incident.
'We let you down when you needed us the most.'
David Keelan, assistant county fire officer for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, pictured, said he was not on the rota to work the night of the terror attack. He said after going home he exchanged calls and messages with colleagues before going to bed
The inquiry heard that the first fire fighters entered the scene, pictured, at 12.49am on May 23, more than two hours after the bomb detonated
Hashem Abedi, 23, admitted his role in the deadly attack which killed 22 people
On Wednesday, Mr Keelan told the public inquiry into the May 2017 terror attack that he had been off duty when he returned home from dinner and saw events unfolding on the television
