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05/06/2006
Report highlights July 7 mistakes
Poor communication has been highlighted as a problem in a report into the July 7 bombings.
The report by the London Assembly found that rescue workers had difficulty using radios underground, in spite of recommendations made after the fire at the King's Cross Tube station 18 years ago, and said that the situation was "unacceptable."
The report also said the communication breakdown meant that different emergency services were left unable to communicate with each other. Some members of the emergency services had to rely on mobile phones to communicate with each other, but the network soon failed because it was overwhelmed by the number of calls.
The report also said that the London Ambulance Service had been overwhelmed by the attacks and lacked the capacity to deliver adequate equipment and supplies to the scene.
However, the report did praise the individual heroism of some of the rescuers.
The report also said that many survivors were allowed to leave the scene without having their details taken and that these people were unlikely to have been offered any counselling or support to help them deal with the trauma of the attacks.
Richard Barnes, who chaired the inquiry, said: "London's emergency plans have been tested, practised and refined but on July 7 it was clear that they ignored the needs of many individuals caught up in the attacks."
The London Resilience Partnership, which represents the main emergency services, issued a statement which said: "The sheer scale and unique nature of events on 7 July mean that naturally there will be lessons to learn about our response. Some issues have already been recognised and acted upon, such as communications systems and problems with radios underground. Any useful contribution to ensuring that London is as well prepared as possible to deal with future emergencies is welcome.
"We shall study the report's recommendations closely and take on board any additional lessons, whilst never forgetting the professionalism and individual acts of heroism that characterised London's response to the bombings."
Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds of others were injured when four suicide bombers exploded devices on three Tube trains and one bus on July 7.
(KMcA)
The report by the London Assembly found that rescue workers had difficulty using radios underground, in spite of recommendations made after the fire at the King's Cross Tube station 18 years ago, and said that the situation was "unacceptable."
The report also said the communication breakdown meant that different emergency services were left unable to communicate with each other. Some members of the emergency services had to rely on mobile phones to communicate with each other, but the network soon failed because it was overwhelmed by the number of calls.
The report also said that the London Ambulance Service had been overwhelmed by the attacks and lacked the capacity to deliver adequate equipment and supplies to the scene.
However, the report did praise the individual heroism of some of the rescuers.
The report also said that many survivors were allowed to leave the scene without having their details taken and that these people were unlikely to have been offered any counselling or support to help them deal with the trauma of the attacks.
Richard Barnes, who chaired the inquiry, said: "London's emergency plans have been tested, practised and refined but on July 7 it was clear that they ignored the needs of many individuals caught up in the attacks."
The London Resilience Partnership, which represents the main emergency services, issued a statement which said: "The sheer scale and unique nature of events on 7 July mean that naturally there will be lessons to learn about our response. Some issues have already been recognised and acted upon, such as communications systems and problems with radios underground. Any useful contribution to ensuring that London is as well prepared as possible to deal with future emergencies is welcome.
"We shall study the report's recommendations closely and take on board any additional lessons, whilst never forgetting the professionalism and individual acts of heroism that characterised London's response to the bombings."
Fifty-two people were killed and hundreds of others were injured when four suicide bombers exploded devices on three Tube trains and one bus on July 7.
(KMcA)
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