Luton Airport: 'Car park fire turned my life upside down'

Andrew Miller believes he lost about £1,000 as a result of the fire at Luton AirportTravel through Luton Airport now and passengers may spot the burned-out remnants of what used to be Terminal Car Park 2. The fire on 10 October grounded aircraft, disrupted the travel plans of thousands and trapped 1,300 vehicles inside. Six months on, as the demolition vehicles tear down the car park, the BBC asks what the impact of the fire was.

"The airport chaplaincy team are an integral part of the airport response to major incidents and, in Mr Miller's case, this included making arrangements for alternative transport to his home."Archive: The BBC's Janine Machin shows us the aftermath of the Luton Airport car park fire Mr Jaycock said that the fire service was consulted when plans were submitted in 2017 and that it "made no recommendation as part of the building control consultation process".Image source,It was not the first time there was a major fire in one of England's car parks., destroying more than 1,000 vehicles as temperatures reached 1,000C .

"What we see with modern vehicles, because they are larger so they get parked closer together and they're more flammable, is that the fire can spread towards several vehicles. So it's not as contained a fire." "I think that has got to change to ensure no-one else has to go through this awful experience, because I think it's certainly clear that there will be another fire in a similar kind of structure, more people will be put through this misery and of course, the threat to life.

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