Fire-Ravaged Car Park at Luton Airport to Be Demolished

The car park will be demolished with any cars parked on the ground to third levels. The airport said most insurance claims have been settled.

The burnt out shells of cars, buried amongst debris of a multi-storey car park at Luton Airport in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, on Oct. 11, 2023. Jacob King/PA Wire

The car park at Luton Airport which collapsed following a massive fire destroying more than 1,400 cars is to be demolished, the airport has confirmed.

The fire in the airport’s multi-storey Terminal Car Park 2 on Oct. 10 was declared a major incident and more than 100 firefighters were deployed to bring the blaze under control.