I heard a big explosion, and ijust saw my partner and my daughter running towards me. And my daughter was screaming, crying, and my partner said, quickly, lets go. Quickly, theres been an explosion, lets go, quick as you can. And i just couldnt get out of there quick enough. And just all these people come running down the stairs, screaming, pushing each other, screaming, crying, and it wasjust it were manic. But i only heard one explosion. Thats all i heard, one explosion. So imran, your partner and your daughter had literally been seconds out of the building when it went off. Yeah, it was literally well, she was at the top of the stairs when the explosion went off, and grabbed my daughter and literally ran down the stairs with her. And fortunately my cars quite distinctive, so she saw me straightaway. And there were just people running out in front of me, screaming, and ijust assumed that theyd seen a celebrity or seen, you know. Because minutes before, a coach had past me, i thought it might be Ariana Grandes coach, and maybe theyd seen a celebrity. But then when i saw my partner running towards me, screaming, and my daughter crying. But id already heard the explosion, but i thought it were a pyrotechnic going off. You know, like, when you hear a concert, and when it all finishes, and something goes off to say goodnight, or whatever. I assumed it was that, i really, really did. Because you could hear the vibrations from the music from where i was stood outside, then obviously you heard this big explosion, and it were just manic after that. But we fortunately got away. It has taken me over 2. 5 hours to get back home. Thats extraordinary, and just as you were leaving the scene, could you see scores of people running out onto the street . 0h, hundreds and hundreds of people. It were just manic. They were just pushing each other out of the way, people were struggling to get out of the way. It was manic, it really was, yeah. And when you say it took you 2. 5 hours to get home, youre in leeds now, are you . Yes, thats right, thats right. How far away are you, for people who dont the region. About 45 miles. Well, it took me about 45 minutes to get from my house to Manchester Arena, but it took me two hours to get home. And did you have any idea, when now you hear what has happened, and how terrible the night has been inside Manchester Arena i mean, how do you respond to it, how do you react . I feel sick. My partner wouldnt even speak to one of yourjournalists on the phone. Shes laid in bed, shes in bits. Shes absolutely in bits. Shes saying that minutes later i could have been caught up in that. I could have been split up from our daughter. And our daughter has cried herself to sleep. She actually wanted to sleep in bed with us. Shes12 years old, and shes been looking forward to this since christmas. Shes been counting the days down, and shes had a great evening, and this is. Its crazy, absolutely, absolutely crazy, whats going on. Kids at a concert, and some absolute lunatics doing what theyre doing, its crazy. And i would imagine that there are many, many other girls like your daughter, that age, who are fans of Ariana Grande. Oh, god, yeah. Like i say, i got there around 10 20pm, and it were already busy outside with people leaving early. I checked and assumed it must have finished early, because there were 70 or 80 people already outside. And shes like, no, The Last Song is still playing. It is just about to be over, and we will be out. So i texted at 10 28pm, and she texted me back, and id left that scene within 12 minutes. Id gone, i had literally sped off. As soon as they got in the car, i got my way through everyone and made it through, really fortu nately. Really fortu nate. Did you imagine that there were casualties inside, from what you heard and saw . No, no. I didnt until wejust got near the motorway, we heard on the news that there had been fatalities, and my daughter obviously heard it on the radio, my partner heard it on the radio, and they both just burst out in tears, both of them. For a 12 Year Old Girl at her first concert, this must be very traumatic indeed. 0h, shes in bits. She just wanted to get home. Shes absolutely in bits, she really, really is. You know, i mean, weve been home since i think about 12 30am when we got through the door, 12 1i5am. We have gone to sleep. We are not even tired, just going around in our head what could have happened, what has happened to the people. Ive just read on the news about the kids in the hotel, where they cant find the parents and their guardians, its absolute crazy, and that could have been my daughter. And i wasnt even going to pick them up. They were going to get the train home, and have me meet them in leeds. But i decided to go pick them up, and im just so glad i was there to get them. You know, whats going around in our head now is what if. And it shouldnt be like that, but it is, unfortunately. Imran, what did your partner say she experienced when she was rushing out . What was it like, what was the explosion like from her perspective . She just said she just heard this bang, and she just literally grabbed hold of my daughters hand and just run down the stairs. Thats it, thats all she said. She was literally feet away from me. She got to the top of the stairs, where the exit was, and the explosion happened. And we just heard one explosion. Definitely, definitely heard one explosion. And, like i say, i were from when the explosion, and when she heard it, to getting in my car, it were seconds. Because i was parked literally ten foot from the exit, from the door, on the old Bridge Street drive, right, parked across the road from the door. So there were you know, she didnt have time to react. She literally got my daughter and there was all the people screaming. And as soon as the explosion happened, on the door, she says everyone just started crying, so She Literallyjust ran down the stairs and ran away. But they knew something wasnt right. They definitely knew something wasnt right. They werent sure what it was, but they knew something wasnt right. That was imran and his account of what happened for him and his family. Seven hours since the explosion itself. Lets pulled together the detail we have from the night. Greg dawson has this report. Lets paul together. Pull. A pop concert filled with young people transformed into a scene of multiple deaths. In the chaos, thousands of people immediately scrambled for the exits. I was like, we need to run. So we started running. Straight out the doors, all the way to the hotel. Or we could hear was screaming, people crying, people running everywhere. It was madness. Police say they believe the exclusion happened in the foyer. Officers from Greater Manchester police and Emergency Services are working at the scene and a supporting those affected. We are co ordinating the operation here at Greater Manchester police headquarters. The Manchester Arena is the citys biggest venue, with a capacity of about 18,001; concerts. Many of those attending last i were children. I was near the box office in the foyer when it happened, waiting for me family to come out. I was talking to one of the girls, who was talking to one of the girls, who was talking to one of the girls, who was talking about florida and out. 18,000 was talking about florida and out. 18,000 for. And then the tour opened. When the door opened, we got flung forward through the door. Towards the arena. Door. That. Everyone who was seven 01 towards the arena. Door. That. Everyone who was seven or 15 feet behind us got injured. At least 60 ambulances were sent to the venue with the injured taken to hospitals right across the city. Hours later, Ariana Grande tweeted these words. The singer was not heard in the incident. When she walked on stage, she left behind a venue filled with euphoria. Moments later, it was transformed into a scene of multiple deaths. Greg dawson, bbc news. Still plenty of people who dont know where their loved ones are. And we are seeing more examples of those coming up on social media. One way to seek some help is this one, to use the Police Emergency number, which has been put out. It is 0161856 9400. While the Scottish First minister, nicola sturgeon, released this statement, saying. Well. That statement from the Scottish First minister, nicola sturgeon. Of course then we heard from the british Prime Minister, theresa may, who will chair a meeting of the governments Emergency Cobra Committee this morning. Lets brings sarah back in. Obviously, this incident has happened. We have a good indication of how much damage has been done, how do people have been killed. But there are still an undetermined number of people missing. And all these anxious mums and dads and brothers and sisters out there trying to find them. There isa out there trying to find them. There is a little bit more assistance going from the police in that respect. Yes, we have an update from the Greater Manchester police. They are put out on social media, on twitter, that if anyone needs help or assistance after the incidents last night, help is available at access gate 11 of the etihad stadium. That is for parents who may not have heard from their children since last night. Theyve been putting their own appeals through the night, asking if anyone has seen their children. This is a place they can go and try to get some answers to those questions and speak to someone. To those questions and speak to someone. We have to those questions and speak to someone. We have was to those questions and speak to someone. We have was living given out the emergency phone number. We have been giving out. But now there is a contact for people, somewhere they can go if they are worried about friends or loved ones that they have not heard from in hours. Yes, we have been hearing all these awful stories. Because the youngsters who are going are going hugely excited. It is a birthday present, a special treat, because they have not been well. Some of them have been building up to this is christmas, really looking forward to it, and its inhabitants. Yes, this is part part of Ariana Grandes european tour. These are very popular tickets. There were thousands of fans there last night. Many were teenagers, mostly girls. For some, it was their first concert. We had one parent saying, as you say, it was a birthday present, a christmas present, and some had come from all over the north to come to this concert. It was first to be a night that they enjoyed with friends and family, and instead, it ended up with them rushing out of this arena, and many people hurt. The update on that is more than. At least 60 people injured, being treated at six hospitals across manchester. And the other thing is that Ariana Grande has put out an emotional tweet. Broken, she said, from the boca of her heart. She is so sorry and does not have words. Age from the bottom of her heart. From the bottom of a heart. The fact that so many have come out to say that they cared about the situation makes a big difference i think it is children, because these are the idols. Yes, and from the people we have heard from in the last few hours, they have been talking about how it was really dramatic. You are in and arena with thousands of people. And you hit this bang and a place where we are so aware of you hit this bang and a place where we are so aware of the terror threat, and you think the worse, and u nfortu nate, threat, and you think the worse, and unfortunate, in this situation, it does seem to have been something rather sinister. And we have heard mothers and daughters talking about how they just want to get out of manchester now, get home, and forget about the awful events of last night. Not easily done. Thank you, sarah. Lets summarise the main point of what we know happened. The blast at the Manchester Arena happened just after 10 30pm on monday night, at the end of a concert by the us singer, Ariana Grande will stop the blast happened in the foyer area. Some witnesses spoke of seeing nuts and bolts flying. Police are treating it as a suspected terrorist investigation. Of course, that has not been confirmed, yet, what has been confirmed, yet, what has been confirmed, however, are the numbers. Lycee 19 people have been killed. More than 60 ambulances were sent. Many of those injured have been treated at hospitals around manchester. The arena itself has a capacity of around 20,000. So, forever like this, it would have been thousands of people, thousands of people, at the venue. It is very close to one of the main stations in manchester, victoria station. There will be no trains from there. The station is closed. It is close on tuesday and the Prime Minister will be chairing a meeting with the Emergency Cobra Thomas has been in manchester, talking to people who are coming out in various states of shock. It was quite large. This bang happened. We looked at each other and we were like, it cant be something you see on the news all the time, that doesnt happen to people like us