Fire in parking garage forces Florida airport to close
Updated: 4:43 PM EDT May 16, 2025
WESH TWO NEWS. ALL RIGHT, PAM, WE ARE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN JACKSONVILLE. JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS CLOSED RIGHT NOW. ALL FLIGHTS ARE GROUNDED AFTER THIS. SEVERAL CARS CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE ONE OF THE PARKING GARAGES. A CITY OFFICIAL SAYS NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT.
Fire in parking garage forces Florida airport to close
Updated: 4:43 PM EDT May 16, 2025
Jacksonville’s major airport closed temporarily after a fire broke out in a parking garage Friday afternoon. Jacksonville International Airport posted on X around 1:30 p.m. saying, “due to a fire in the Hourly Garage, the airport is currently closed. JFRD is on-site working the issue.” The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it was blocking inbound and outbound road access to the airport.The airport said other parking facilities (Daily Garage, Daily Surface Lot and Economy Lots) are accessible. Airport shuttle buses are still running, the airport said. The pick-up location is the pre-arranged/premier parking lot on the lower level of the baggage area.One flight from Denver to Jacksonville was diverted to Orlando, airport officials told WESH 2. A vehicle caught fire in a parking garage, officials said.Officials were hoping to reopen later Friday.No injuries were reported. Officials didn’t immediately know how badly the parking structure was damaged, but they estimated that dozens of vehicles were affected.Officials didn’t immediately say what caused the fire.>> This is a developing story and will be updated. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Video shows blaze:
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —Jacksonville’s major airport closed temporarily after a fire broke out in a parking garage Friday afternoon.
Jacksonville International Airport posted on X around 1:30 p.m. saying, “due to a fire in the Hourly Garage, the airport is currently closed. JFRD is on-site working the issue.”
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it was blocking inbound and outbound road access to the airport.
The airport said other parking facilities (Daily Garage, Daily Surface Lot and Economy Lots) are accessible.
Airport shuttle buses are still running, the airport said. The pick-up location is the pre-arranged/premier parking lot on the lower level of the baggage area.
One flight from Denver to Jacksonville was diverted to Orlando, airport officials told WESH 2.
A vehicle caught fire in a parking garage, officials said.
Officials were hoping to reopen later Friday.
No injuries were reported. Officials didn’t immediately know how badly the parking structure was damaged, but they estimated that dozens of vehicles were affected.
Officials didn’t immediately say what caused the fire.
>> This is a developing story and will be updated. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Video shows blaze:
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The Jacksonville International Airport has closed due to a large fire that has engulfed the airport parking garage.
Although, not confirmed at this time, it is being suggested that a Telsa explosion began the fire. pic.twitter.com/BNFZaKpvZx
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TRAFFIC ALERT: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is currently assisting airport officials and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue with a fire in a parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). Officers are blocking inbound and outbound road access to the airport as crews…
— Jax Sheriff’s Office (@JSOPIO) May 16, 2025
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