A fire tore that tore through an industrial site near Crawley, West Sussex, on Saturday, destroying at least 140 cars.
The ‘significant and complex’ blaze erupted at Caldyne Business Park in Rowfant at around 8.55pm.
No one was injured in the fire, which roared well into the early hours.
A man, 67, has been arrested on suspicion of arson. He has been bailed.
Fire services confirmed to Metro that the blaze destroyed 140 vehicles, with the park being home to several auto repair shops.
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The cause of the fire is unclear, but the brigade added that it involved a car workshop, electric and heavy goods vehicles and various cylinders, including gas.
The total of burnt vehicles includes a ‘number of cars’ at a site used for holiday parking, the force said to Metro.
The park is around seven miles from London Gatwick Airport.
Megan Maynard says her brother’s car was among those gutted by the inferno.
She told a Crawley Facebook group: ‘As many of you will know, yesterday’s devastating fire in Rowfant caused millions of pounds’ worth of damage and destroyed the livelihoods of so many people – one of them being my brother.
‘My brother and his best friend ran K&L Automotive, a breakdown and recovery business based at the site and in just one night everything they had worked so hard to build was taken from them.’
Ashley Riley, who started a GoFundMe to raise money for the family, added: ‘They have lost their livelihoods and the amount of money to replace everything is [immeasurable].
‘They all have families to support and will now struggle to get life back on track and to rebuild their business from scratch.’
More than 2,000 homes nearby suffered blackouts when electricity had to be shut off after flames damaged high voltage equipment.
Power has since been restored. UK Power Networks, which provides electricity to the area, is reporting no known outages.
The police said at around 11am today that emergency services remain on scene and people are advised to avoid the area.
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