Despite claims and speculation on social media, the vehicle involved in the Luton airport car park fire was confirmed by Andrew Hopkinson, chief fire officer at Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, to be a diesel-powered vehicle, not an electric vehicle.
Mr. Hopkinson explicitly stated, “It was not an EV. This was a diesel-powered vehicle,” providing a clear clarification on the type of vehicle involved in the fire.
There is even camera phone footage available online showing a red 2014 Range Rover Sport engulfed in flames in the Luton car park. This footage clearly depicts the burning vehicle, surrounded by fire extinguishers, not in a designated parking space but abandoned and burning in one of the car park lanes.
Despite this concrete evidence and the confirmation from the chief fire officer, there have been persistent claims on social media suggesting that the Range Rover was a hybrid vehicle. Some individuals have even gone so far as to allege that Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue, and even the government, are involved in a significant cover-up regarding the nature of the vehicle.
In light of the official statement and the visual evidence available, the myth that the car in the Luton car park fire was an EV is firmly debunked. The vehicle was indeed a diesel-powered Range Rover Sport, as confirmed by the chief fire officer and observed in the footage of the incident.
