Two firefighters died on Tuesday, 21 July 2026, while combating a building fire in Mérignac, a suburb near Bordeaux Airport in southwest France.
Flight operations at Bordeaux Airport were disrupted with reported delays as emergency services responded to the fire, impacting passengers today.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez informed lawmakers in the National Assembly about the firefighters’ deaths. Bordeaux Airport issued a statement on its website confirming flight delays caused by the nearby fire incident.
