LONDON — Manchester’s mayor said Friday the city’s firefighters do not need to apologize for the delayed response to the suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena. Mayor Andy Burnham said front line firefighters were “desperate to help” victims but were kept away by their superiors in the crucial hours after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured scores more at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22. Dawn Docx, interim chief of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, made a public apology and said she was sorry the fire department had let people down. “No front line firefighter in Greater Manchester has to apologize for anything. He said the failure was one of “process, leadership and culture” that cannot be blamed on front line firefighters.

Source: National Post March 30, 2018 10:41 UTC