Charles de Gaulle Airport fire LIVE: Paris rocked by fire in Roissy as smoke fills sky
Smoke can be seen for miles.
Paris: Huge plume of black smoke rises from fire near airport
A huge fire has erupted near Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris as smoke fills the sky in the outskirts of the French capital.
The fire broke out near the railway tracks of Louvre train station, close to the airport. A plume of dark smoke is rising from the area and is visible for several miles.
Around 80 firefighters are at the scene tackling the blaze.
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Dozens of vehicles damaged by the fire
Dozens of vehicles have been damaged in the fire, according to the latest reports.
Aerial view of the fire
Here is an aerial view of the fire.
Un incendie a \u00e9clat\u00e9 dans un entrep\u00f4t de voitures, pr\u00e8s de la gare de Louvres, \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle ! Paname4Ever pic.twitter.com/KKCb0DJD6g
\u2014 Fran\u00e7oisLabrouill\u00e8re (@flabrouillere) August 11, 2026
No impact on air traffic
There's no impact on air traffic at this time after the closure of two runways at the airport.
Airport runways closed after fire
Two runways at Charles de Gaulle airport had to be closed, another French media, M6info, reported.
It also added the car warehouse where the fire broke out is the one used by passengers flying through Charles De Gaulle.
'Car warehouse on fire'
A car warehouse is on fire this Tuesday afternoon in Louvres (Val-d'Oise), not far from Roissy airport, French newspaper Le Parisien reported.
Firefighters tackling a major blaze
Here is another video from the scene showing the fire service at the scene of the blaze.
Immense #incendie en cours \u00e0 #Louvres dans le Val d'Oise (95). Le feu est visible \u00e0 plusieurs kilom\u00e8tres, de tr\u00e8s nombreux moyens de Sapeurs-Pompiers sont sur place. pic.twitter.com/HL0jF6gaH4
\u2014 R.A Photography (@RAPhotography75) August 11, 2026
Black smoke rises from fire near the airport
Here is a video from the scene.
Paris: Huge plume of black smoke rises from fire near airport
Update from fire service
The fire service is at the scene and is asking people to avoid the area.
#Incendie \ud83d\udea8 | Intervention en cours pour un feu de b\u00e2timent \u00e0 #Louvres \u2013 32 avenue de la Gare. Les sapeurs-#pompiers sont sur place. Laissez passer les v\u00e9hicules de secours. \ud83d\udcf7 Prudence dans la zone \ud83d\udcf7@Valdoise @PoliceNat95 pic.twitter.com/GKBFsSclqi
\u2014 Sapeurs-pompiers du Val-d'Oise \ud83d\ude92 (@Sdis_95) August 11, 2026
Fire near railway tracks
According to the latest info, the fire broke out near the railway tracks of Louvre train station, near the airport.
Fire near airport's runways
The fire broke out near the airport's runways.
Took that a bit earlier, something has caught fire \ud83d\udd25 and that is literally on the edge of the runways at CDG airport. pic.twitter.com/aUu2RtywRY
\u2014 Terry Sparrow (@TerrySparrow4) August 11, 2026
Photo from the scene
Here is another photo from the scene. The cause of the fire is not yet clear at the moment. We will bring you all the latest here as soon as possible.
Quelqu\u2019un en sait plus sur l\u2019#incendie au nord de #CDG ? @ParisAeroport pic.twitter.com/PVAKlDFJ1t
\u2014 Clem75 \ud83d\udc0d (@clcpt75) August 11, 2026
Dark smoke rising
Dark smoke is clearly visible from the airport.
Incendie en cours au nord de Paris, non loin de l\u2019a\u00e9roport de Roissy-Charles-de -Gaulle ! pic.twitter.com/xsEgVAtuGY
\u2014 Fran\u00e7oisLabrouill\u00e8re (@flabrouillere) August 11, 2026
Fire near Charles de Gaulle
The fire broke out near Charles de Gaulle Airport. Here is a short clip shared on social media.
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