Fire crews spent some 12 hours battling the inferno at the airport’s £20m Terminal Car Park 2 after the multi-storey was engulfed by flames and caved in just before 9 last night.
The blaze controlled and extinguished just before 9am, was started when a diesel car – which MailOnline understands to be a Range Rover – suffered an electrical fault or leaking fuel line, investigators believe.
The fire then spread as a number of electric vehicles burst into flames in a domino effect, one firefighter suggested. As many as 1,500 vehicles are feared to have been damaged as a result
Dramatic footage, captures the moment an explosion erupts, bringing light fixtures down from the ceiling, before a fireball soars through the building.
Four firefighters and a member of airport staff were taken to hospital to be treated for mild smoke inhalation but have since been discharged.
“Our priority remains supporting the emergency services and the safety of our passengers and staff. Therefore, we have now taken the decision to suspend all flights until 3pm on Wednesday,” the airport said in a post on X.
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