Images show huge flames coming from a car which is on fire at a busy UK airport causing chaos.
People have taken to social media posting images of a car which they say is on fire at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport. One person wrote: "Good start to the day with a fire at Heathrow T5" alongside a clip of smoke rising from the major transport hub.
A Heathrow Airport spokesperson 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”.
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An LFB spokesperson said it was called to a car fire this morning at Heathrow Airport.
They said: “We were called at 0756 hrs today to a report of a car alight near Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport.
“One fire engine attended the scene but the fire had already been safely extinguished by the airport’s fire service upon their arrival. There were no reports of any injuries.”
An image shows a burnt out car which has been put on a lorry to be taken away at Heathrow Airport.
If you’re flying out of Heathrow Terminal 5 today, the parking lot is open — one lane is shut while emergency services deal with the car that caught fire, but the other one is still operational, and as of ~9am the traffic is minimal. No need to go to T4 and take the train.… pic.twitter.com/JjHPKc6jgY
A fire today is the latest blaze after a vehicle went up in flames at a multi-storey car park at Heathrow last October.
On that occasion it was a diesel car that caught fire and fortunately led to no injuries.
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”.
One person has written on X: "Good start to the day with a fire at Heathrow T5."
In the short clip it shows the smoke rising above the airport.
Good start to the day with a fire at Heathrow T5 pic.twitter.com/gz4nMt0Cto
People have taken to social media posting images of the car which they say is on fire at Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport this morning.
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