A major fire that broke out in one of the car parks on Tuesday forced the suspension of all flights at Luton Airport, north London, and a ban on travelers from approaching the site.
This infrastructure explained in a statement that emergency services and firefighters went to the Terminal 2 parking lot to extinguish a fire that spread among parked vehicles.
“Airport access is currently restricted and we ask people not to travel to the airport at this time”the same source emphasized.
BREAKING: All flights have been suspended at #Luton London airport so huge #firework broke out in the terminal parking lot. pic.twitter.com/O5nOOALTPd
– Insidercorner (@insiderscorner) October 10, 2023
Videos posted on social media showed the upper floors of the building being consumed by flames.
According to the emergency services in the east of England, quoted by the BBC channel, no casualties have been reported so far.
At least 10 fire engines were sent to the scene and continued to extinguish the blaze, according to the Bedfordshire Fire Brigade, which noted that 80% of the third floor of the car park was affected.
UK – The short stay car park at Luton Airport has gone up in flames
Sad times when your car is there.
-Elander & the News (@ElanderNews) October 10, 2023
Luton is located approximately 50 kilometers north of London and is mainly used by ‘low cost’ airlines such as EasyJet or Ryanair.
Source: DN
