Two firefighters have died while battling a fire near Bordeaux-Mérignac airport in southwestern France on Tuesday, Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez announced during a question session at the National Assembly.
The blaze broke out on a grassy, wooded area outside the airport perimeter, near a long-term car park and commercial buildings in Mérignac, Gironde department. Around one hundred firefighters responded alongside aerial assets, including two civil security aircraft based in Mérignac. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said the fire had since been brought under control.
The Gironde department is currently under a red alert for wildfires, with forest fire risk elevated across the region.