wafted in from Paris? No, Luton Airport

[ladymuck]

EV battery fire perhaps?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...herts-67073446

All flights at Luton Airport have been suspended and people have been asked not to travel there after a huge fire ripped through a terminal car park. The Terminal Car Park 2 suffered a "significant structural collapse", Bedfordshire Fire Service said.

Up to 1,200 vehicles may have been in the car park and subsequently damaged, the fire service said.

Four firefighters and an airport staff member were taken to hospital suffering the effects of breathing in smoke. Another patient was discharged at the scene.

Flights have been suspended until 12:00 BST for the safety of passengers and staff, the airport said. The airport said a car fire had spread without giving further details.

Fifteen fire engines attended the blaze which affected half of the multi-storey structure.

Hundreds of people are now stranded in Luton, with no way of getting home. Many told the BBC that their cars were in the car park.

[Uncle Albert]

Hundreds of people are now stranded in Luton, with no way of getting home.

Poor sods. Bad enough that your car's gone up in smoke, but stuck in Luton?

[dsc]

Wonder if it was an EV which triggered the blaze...

Luton airport is bad enough on a good day, let alone with a burned down car park :/

[jamesbrown]

Poor sods. Bad enough that your car's gone up in smoke, but stuck in Luton?

On the upside, the fire may reach Luton.

[Paddy]

The end of EVs . Sell your shares in battery companies.

[vetran]

The end of EVs . Sell your shares in battery companies.

these EV fires seem to be getting more common.

[dsc]

Fire chief says it was most likely a diesel which started the fire.

Anyone has any idea what can trigger a fire in a stationary non running diesel?

[ladymuck]

Fire chief says it was most likely a diesel which started the fire.

Anyone has any idea what can trigger a fire in a stationary non running diesel?

That is odd, based on my rudimentary understanding of diesels.

[Paddy]

Fire chief says it was most likely a diesel which started the fire.

Anyone has any idea what can trigger a fire in a stationary non running diesel?

In 50+ years of driving, I had three fires in petrol cars. All put out with my own fire extinguisher and minimal damage. Not one fire with Diesel. There could be fire risk with the electrics but it would have to burn for quite some time even for the interior to catch fire.

At the Luton car park. EVs were on the top floor charging. The floor below had mixed cars. But whatever started the fire ignited the EVs that went into a runaway fire.

BTW. I was in a multi story car part a couple of years ago. a petrol car caught fire, 15 minutes later the fire brigade arrived and put it out. There was only minor paint damage to the surrounding cars.

[Uncle Albert]

Fire chief says it was most likely a diesel which started the fire.

Anyone has any idea what can trigger a fire in a stationary non running diesel?

Being parked next to an EV which is on fire would probably do it.