Luton Airport fully shut with all flights suspended after fire rips through car park
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLuton Airport is fully shut this morning with all flights suspended until at least midday after a fire ripped through a car park.
The blaze broke out in the multi-storey car park last night (Tuesday) causing it to reportedly collapse. The fire appeared to have destroyed hundreds of parked cars.
Flights have been cancelled since the fire broke out at around 9pm and are expected to resume at around noon on Wednesday, the airport said.
Four firefighters and a member of airport staff were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and another firefighter was treated at the scene. READ MORE: Police patrols at train stations across UK to tackle hate crime amid conflict in Israel READ MORE: Two men raped a sobbing woman in an alleyway near Piccadilly Gardens while a third stood look-out, court hears Footage posted on social media showed flames and smoke tearing through cars parked at the newly-built airport car park.
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