A number of cars have been destroyed after a fire ripped through one of the car parks at Bristol Airport on Sunday morning. At least 11 vehicles have been destroyed after the fire in the Silver Zoe car park.
Crews from Avon Fire and Rescue Service and Bristol Airport worked together to tackle the flames. Witnesses saw fire tearing through the car park as thick black smoke billowed above, leading to the runway being closed for a short period of time.
Crews managed to extinguish the blaze by around 12pm. According to a spokesperson from Avon Fire and Rescue, two appliances were dispatched to the scene, reports BristolLive.
When they arrived Bristol Airport’s own fire crew were already on the scene. I took three hose reel jets to put out the fire.
Avon Fire and Rescue has said that there were no injuries and the fire is not being treated as suspicious as it appears to have been caused by “accidental ignition”. A spokesperson for the service praised Bristol Airport’s crew for their “good assistance” in dealing with the fire.
A spokesperson for Bristol Airport said that the runway was closed “for a short time as a safety precaution”, but has now reopened.
They said: “A parked car caught fire in our Silver Zone car park, which is an open-air car park to the south of our runway. The fire spread to a small number of vehicles. There were no injuries, and the fire was quickly put out by the emergency services.
“We’ll contact the owners of any damaged cars as soon as possible. We closed our runway for a short time as a safety precaution – the Airport is now fully open.”
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