Grandmother whose car was destroyed in Luton Airport fire says insurance company told her it was her fault

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Police investigating a fire that destroyed over 1,000 cars at Luton Airport have arrested a man on suspicion of criminal damage.

The Luton fire, which broke out on level three of the airport's multi-storey car park, is thought to have started in a diesel car and spread rapidly, causing structural damage and destroying as many as 1,500 cars. Some 235 flights were cancelled, affecting around 40,000 passengers.Cath Glaze and her husband Martyn had left their £9,500 vehicle in the car park while they went on holiday to Portugal.

"Ms Glaze also said that the company had not given her a company car and said the couple's no-claim bonus could be affected. She said that she was given a payout of just £7,000.Airport bosses said they had passed on the details of 1,405 cars to the Motor Insurer's Bureau. Luton's operations director Neil Thompson said: "We are continuing to focus on the safety and integrity of the car park.

 

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