London Luton Airport is closed for most of Wednesday following the blaze, with outbound flights suspended and inbound flights diverted.
Fire chiefs investigating a huge fire at an airport's multi-storey car park believe it started from a diesel car.following the blaze on Tuesday night, with all outbound flights suspended, inbound flights diverted and passengers advised not to travel to the airport.Andrew Hopkinson, chief fire officer for Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said the fire at Luton Airport was thought to have started with a diesel vehicle.
The fire service said a temporary entrance ramp to the car park was being created so that drivers could safely enter and exit the car park.He added: “There is a substantial number that are not damaged and our focus as well is can we remove those vehicles safely without causing any danger to the responders?”
Around 25,000 airline passengers are suffering disruption as a result of the fire, with an analysis of flight data websites finding at least 140 flights due to take off or land at the airport have been cancelled since the fire started.The fire was declared a major incident and at 9am the fire service said its crews were “monitoring the smouldering remains”.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Luton Airport fire: all flights suspended from London airport after huge blaze rips through car parkThe London airport has cancelled its flights due to a huge blaze which broke out in one of its car park buildings
Read more »
London Luton Airport closed as fire rips through car parkLuton Airport has been closed after a fire ripped through a multi-storey car park, causing it to collapse
Read more »
Live London Luton Airport disruption updates after fireHertfordshire travellers' journeys have been thrown into disarray after a fire at Luton Airport.
Read more »