Fire chiefs say that sprinklers would have helped their efforts in battling the fire at Luton Airport, which damaged hundreds of cars.
A newly-built car park at Luton Airport which was destroyed overnight by fire did not have sprinklers installed, fire chiefs have revealed.after the blaze broke out shortly before 9pmEstimates are that 25,000 passengers have had their travel plans disrupted, after about 140 flights were cancelled, with the airport not expected to reopen until mid-afternoon on Wednesday at the earliest.
Mr Hopkinson told reporters at the scene: “We are already talking to the airport about ensuring that any future, and the existing, car parks have sprinklers fitted because this building is not sprinkler protected.”BFRS initially declared a major incident but has now been stood down from that status.
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