Two firefighters were killed on Tuesday in a fire in southwest France.

Firefighters work near the scene where two firefighters died while battling a building fire in Merignac, southwestern France, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Photo: AP)

Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, who announced the deaths to lawmakers in the National Assembly, said the firefighters had been battling a building fire in Mérignac, a suburb of Bordeaux where the city's airport in located.

Nunez said he was awaiting more details.

The airport said in a statement on its website that a nearby fire was causing delays to some flights.