LONDON: Britain's London Luton Airport suspended all flights until 1400 GMT on Wednesday (Oct 11) after a car fire triggered a wider blaze that led to a partial collapse of one of its multi-storey car parks. There were no known fatalities in the fire, which was first reported to emergency services late on
This frame grab from handout video footage taken and released by the Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service via AFPTV on Oct 11, 2023 shows a parking structure on fire at London's Luton Airport. LONDON: Britain's London Luton Airport suspended all flights until 1400 GMT on Wednesday after a car fire triggered a wider blaze that led to a partial collapse of one of its multi-storey car parks.
"Our priority remains supporting the emergency services and the safety of our passengers and staff. Therefore, we have now taken the decision to suspend all flights until 3pm on Wednesday," the airport said in a post on X. Firemen battle a fire at London's Luton Airport which caused a partial collapse of a parking structure. The local fire department said up to 1,200 cars could have been in the car park at the time, and that as of 0600 GMT emergency crews were expected to remain on the scene for a number of hours.
A charred section of a parking structure is seen after it caught fire and partially collapsed at London's Luton Airport on Oct 11, 2023.
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