Two firefighters died Tuesday while fighting a building fire in Mérignac, a suburb of Bordeaux in southwest France, near Bordeaux Airport, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nunez. He announced the fatalities to lawmakers in the French National Assembly on 22 July 2026.
Flight departures and arrivals at Bordeaux Airport were delayed due to the fire and ongoing emergency response. The airport posted a statement on its official website confirming that the nearby fire caused disruptions to some flight schedules.
