<sod >One woman, Laura, 22, told MailOnline: 'There was a woman leaning against a car in the car park with her head down, covered in blood and a little girl being lifted away by paramedics. There were quite a few people injured in the car park.' Her friend, Livvy, 22, added: 'We saw the explosion happen.< eod>< sod > One woman, Laura, 22, told MailOnline: 'There was a woman leaning against a car in the car park with her head down, covered in blood and a little girl being lifted away by paramedics. There were quite a few people injured in the car park.' Her friend, Livvy, 22, added: 'We saw the explosion happen. Bits of it hit me. My first thought was, 'that's a bomb'. 'It was just when we were leaving. We saw a flash of light and smoke. We're really shaken up. If we had been there moment earlier we would have been caught up in it rather than seeing it.' Jonathan Yates, 24, from the Wirral, said: 'The concert had finished and the lights came on almost instantly. There was a bang, a weird bang. There were lots of balloons but I thought to myself that can't be a balloon, that's not normal. Around 60 people caught up in the terror attack were reported to have been taken in by Holiday Inn hotels near the arena. Holiday Inn was unable to confirm the number of people it was helping but said it had supported them throughout the night by offering 'immediate refuge'. A spokeswoman said: 'The hotel teams at Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre and Holiday Inn Express Manchester City Centre - Arena have both been working closely with the emergency services throughout the night, supporting members of the public who needed immediate refuge.< eod>