[News] Luton Airport fire

[Thunder Bolt]

Luton Airport flights suspended after large car park fire

A multi-storey car park partially collapses and up to 1,200 vehicles may have been damaged.

www.bbc.co.uk

All flights suspended, multi storey car park destroyed, up to 1200 cars burnt out, starting from one car fire.

 

[South Stand Bonfire]

I wonder if it’s an electric car that caused this.

Selfishly, at least it’s occurred now and not In November for the Ajax game. Sounds like flights will resume later today.

 

[Horses Arse]

I wonder if it’s an electric car that caused this.

Selfishly, at least it’s occurred now and not In November for the Ajax game. Sounds like flights will resume later today.

My immediate though too. Very rare for ICV to catch fire when parked, running cars with fuel or oil leaks yes.

Will it be the EV that started the fire that is the focus or the ICVs that provided the fire load.

To protect car manufacturers it will be the latter I'd have thought. Can't halt progress!

Massive jump to that conclusion obviously but will be interesting to see how this pans out.

Hoping that the initial fire was enough warning for everyone to get well clear.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I have also wondered if it was an electric car - we just had this case in Cornwall where an electric van caught fire and burnt down the house it was parked outside:

St Austell family devastated by electric van and house fire

The Hensby family are staying in a hotel while waiting for alternative accommodation.

www.bbc.co.uk

I am a big advocate of electric cars, so the manufacturers better bloody well get this sorted as soon as possible, whether or not its the cause of the Luton fire

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I wonder if it’s an electric car that caused this.

Selfishly, at least it’s occurred now and not In November for the Ajax game. Sounds like flights will resume later today.

That thought had crossed my mind.
I feel for the passengers, no flight, nowhere to stay, and possibly lost their car.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

No flights until 3pm at the earliest.
4 firefighters and a civilian taken to hospital with smoke inhalation.

 

[deletebeepbeepbeep]

Bets on it being a Tesla?

 

[surrey jim]

Do car parks not have sprinkler systems in place?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Do car parks not have sprinkler systems in place?

It would have to be foam with all that diesel and petrol around.

 

[Horses Arse]

I have also wondered if it was an electric car - we just had this case in Cornwall where an electric van caught fire and burnt down the house it was parked outside:

St Austell family devastated by electric van and house fire

The Hensby family are staying in a hotel while waiting for alternative accommodation.

www.bbc.co.uk

I am a big advocate of electric cars, so the manufacturers better bloody well get this sorted as soon as possible, whether or not its the cause of the Luton fire

Brilliant photo! What's the opposite of 'say cheese'

 

[Horses Arse]

I have also wondered if it was an electric car - we just had this case in Cornwall where an electric van caught fire and burnt down the house it was parked outside:

St Austell family devastated by electric van and house fire

The Hensby family are staying in a hotel while waiting for alternative accommodation.

www.bbc.co.uk

I am a big advocate of electric cars, so the manufacturers better bloody well get this sorted as soon as possible, whether or not its the cause of the Luton fire

Is it just that the nature of the EV beast meaning this will always be a risk? I would imagine autosuppression systems will start being implemented to counter the problem. It's going to be interesting to see how this whole EV drive works through. A real shame they don't focus on reducing/stopping new car sales, reducing car use and significantly improving public transport systems (doing the last bit first of course).

We need weaning off car use, not substituting it with massive EV's that cause different environemntal impacts

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I would hate to be the EV cars insurance company this morning...

 

[carlzeiss]

VIDEO: Luton airport plunged into chaos as massive fire suspends all flights

All flights have been suspended at Luton airport and incoming flights have been diverted to other airports…

www.canarianweekly.com

According to sources from the emergency services, the source of the fire is from the Tesla charge point on the top floor of the car park, where an electric car was left on charge and overheated causing the lithium battery to explode.

 

[Driver8]

VIDEO: Luton airport plunged into chaos as massive fire suspends all flights

All flights have been suspended at Luton airport and incoming flights have been diverted to other airports…

www.canarianweekly.com

According to sources from the emergency services, the source of the fire is from the Tesla charge point on the top floor of the car park, where an electric car was left on charge and overheated causing the lithium battery to explode.

There isn’t a Tesla supercharger at Luton .

 

[Gazwag]

I would hate to be the EV cars insurance company this morning...

and the knock on affect to every insurance premium for EV's

 

[Gazwag]

Do car parks not have sprinkler systems in place?

Not that one it seems - per the fire chief

 

[RandyWanger]

Have that nature!

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Ignore

 

[beorhthelm]

amazing how the start of the fire is known before its even put out or investigated.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

There isn’t a Tesla supercharger at Luton .

And surely when it's fully charged, it just shuts off, therefore not generating any more heat to, er, overheat?