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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Simon Calder

All 1,400 vehicles in burned out Luton airport car park ‘unlikely to be salvageable’ after fire

Simon Calder

Following the severe fire in a car park at Luton airport, all 1,405 vehicles currently in the facility are likely to be destroyed when the structure is demolished.

The news emerged five days after the blaze at the airport’s Car Park 2. The fire led to the closure of the airport for 18 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday, 10-11 October; 235 flights were cancelled, affecting up to 40,000 passengers.

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