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All flights have been suspended at Luton Airport after a huge fire caused one of its multi-storey car parks to partially collapse – with four firefighters and one member of airport staff taken to hospital with injuries.
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue service declared a major incident at 9.38pm and, at its peak, had 15 fire engines, three specialist aerial appliances and more than 100 firefighters at the scene.
The fire service said one half of the car park is “fully involved in the fire” and the building has suffered a “significant structural collapse”.
It is believed that up to 1,200 vehicles may have been in the car park and have subsequently been damaged.
At 3.57am, firefighters were still trying to put out the enormous blaze and prevent it from spreading to adjacent buildings and vehicles on the airport runway.
Police and ambulance services were also in attendance.
The East England Ambulance Service said four firefighters and one member of airport staff were taken to Luton and Dunstable Hospital. Another patient was discharged at the scene.
In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Luton Airport said: “Emergency services remain on the scene following last…
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