UK Flights Cancelled as Major European Airport Closes Runway Until End of 2026
About 80 firefighters were deployed as thick smoke forced precautionary transport closures, while flights continued and the cause remained unconfirmed.
- On Tuesday, a major fire broke out near Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, forcing authorities to close the RER station and two runways as a precaution, though flights continue operating.
- The blaze began around 3:00pm in Louvres, Val-d'Oise, roughly 10 kilometres from the airport, where numerous vehicles were engulfed in flames.
- Around 80 firefighters were sent to the scene to contain the incident, which created a thick smoke plume visible from parts of Paris.
- Travellers using public transport face route changes due to station closure, and motorists may need to wait to retrieve vehicles from the site, though no injuries were reported.
- Authorities have not established a cause for the fire and provided no confirmation on when affected infrastructure will reopen, as precautionary measures remain in effect near Europe's major aviation hub.
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A fire broke out in a warehouse in Louvres, Val-d'Oise, not far from Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport. At least two airstrips had to be closed. The warehouse houses a stock of mattresses, tiles and cardboard packaging belonging to several companies. Outside, the flames spread to cars parked all around. These vehicles belong to tourists who rent a place there before taking a shuttle to the airport. (Police, justice and other facts).
A devastating fire, Tuesday afternoon, a few kilometres from Roissy–Charles de Gaulle airport, France's largest and third largest airport in Europe. A warehouse was filled with flames, and the smoke columns were visible all the way to Paris, remembering the Russian giant's warehouses by the retail Wildberries, hit by Ukrainian drones.
The fire is raging near Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. The smoke is also visible in the center of Paris, about 20 kilometers away.
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