Two firefighters died on July 21, 2026, while responding to a building fire in Mérignac, a suburb of Bordeaux located near Bordeaux Airport in southwest France.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez informed lawmakers of the firefighters’ deaths during a session of the National Assembly. Bordeaux Airport confirmed on its official website that flight delays were occurring due to the nearby fire.
The fire near Bordeaux Airport disrupted airport operations resulting in delays to some flights on the day of the incident. Details about the cause of the fire and the number of affected flights have not been released.
