US EditionFire at Jacksonville International Airport Damages About 50 Vehicles, Officials Say
- Jacksonville International Airport in Florida closed abruptly on May 16, 2025, due to a multi-vehicle fire in the hourly parking garage.
- Calls reporting the fire came around 12:30 p.m., leading emergency responders and authorities to block all inbound road access to the airport.
- Jacksonville Fire and Rescue worked on containing thick black smoke visible from the garage while flight operations were paused with inbound flights held at origin.
- As of early afternoon, officials stated the fire’s cause and any injuries remain unknown, and the airport had not announced a reopening time.
- The closure disrupted travel access to the Northeast Florida airport, which serves as a regional gateway to several popular vacation destinations.
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Florida Airport Shut Down After Fire Erupts in Parking Garage
Florida’s Jacksonville International Airport temporarily closed on Friday afternoon after a fire broke out in the hourly parking garage. “Due to a fire in the Hourly Garage, the airport is currently closed,” the airport wrote in a post on its official X account at around 12:45 p.m. It added that emergency responders were on the scene and that both inbound and outbound road access to the airport had been shut down. Videos circulating on social me…
The Northern Virginia Daily
Florida airport closes after vehicle catches fire in parking garage, officials say
Officials say a Florida airport was closed after a vehicle caught fire in a parking garage. Arrivals and departures were halted Friday at Jacksonville International Airport as firefighters contained the blaze in an hourly garage near the terminal. Officials were…
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