A vehicle has been on fire outside the airport this morning
A vehicle has been on fire outside the airport this morning
09:38, 21 Jan 2026Updated 09:39, 21 Jan 2026
A huge fire has caused chaos outside a major UK airport this morning (Wednesday). Images show huge flames coming from a car which is on fire outside Heathrow Airport.
People have been posting images of the blaze on social media, saying the fire broke out at Terminal 5 of the busy airport.
The London Fire Brigade said of that incident on October 1, 2025: “Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire in a multi-storey car park at Heathrow Airport.
“A diesel car on level one was destroyed by fire and two adjacent vehicles sustained minor damage. There were no reports of any injuries.
“The Brigade’s Control Officers took the first of eight calls to the fire at 0904 and sent crews from Heathrow, Hayes and Feltham fire stations to the scene. The fire was under control by 1006. The fire is believed to have been accidental and caused by a fault in a diesel-powered vehicle.”
A Heathrow spokesperson confirmed that there was a vehicle fire this morning which has now been extinguished.
They said: “Earlier this morning our teams responded to a vehicle fire on the Terminal 5 Departures forecourt. The fire was extinguished quickly and there were no injuries. The airport is now operating as usual”.
