Heathrow Airport fireplace as automotive bursts into flames in chaos outdoors Terminal 5
Travellers heading to Heathrow Airport this morning were met with chaos in departures of terminal 5 after a huge blaze broke outside after car was engulfed in flames
A fire has broken out close to Heathrow Airport’s terminal 5(Image: @LondonTrafficW1)
Chaos has broken out at Heathrow Airport after reports of a car bursting into flames just outside a terminal.
The incident has seen photos and videos being shared online of the car engulfed in flames and smoke appearing above Terminal 5 this morning (January 21).
One images appears to show multiple cars coming to a standstill in front of the blazing vehicle. Heathrow Airport have now confirmed the incident and said emergency teams responded to the incident.
The car fire took place at Terminal 5 Departures forecourt and was “extinguished quickly”. No injuries have been reported as a result of the early morning horror for travellers.
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A Heathrow Airports 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”.
Today’s incident comes just months after a major blaze in one of Heathrow Airport’s car parks. A vehicle went up in flames at Terminal 3’s multi-storey car park back in October.
Four fire engines were called to the car blaze, which also caused damage to two other vehicles nearby. No injuries were reported as a result of the blaze.
The London Fire Brigade said of the blaze 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.”
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