Luton airport car park destroyed by fire
A fire starting in a diesel-engine car closed Luton airport, UK, for over 12 hours, destroyed 1400 cars as well as the building. The fire in the Terminal 2 car park, 10th October, has been indicated by fire services to have started with a fault in a diesel-engine car, but rumours on social media state that it started in an electric car (e.g. here). Over 1 200 cars were damaged or destroyed and the car park building will have to be completely demolished.
“Luton fire not caused by electric car, emergency services say” AFP Fact Check https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33XY4Z9
“Luton airport fire car park to be ‘fully demolished’ “, BBC News, 4th November 2023 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-67313813