The base is being used by the United States Air Force
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By
Alice Tomlinson,
Published: 26/04/2026
– 09:49
Updated: 26/04/2026
– 10:08
A fire has broken out at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire this morning.
Firefighters from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service were called to tackle a blaze at a commercial building in the Fairford area in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Social media footage suggest the fire broke out at a unit within RAF Fairford – a Gloucestershire base situated close to the Wiltshire border that is currently being used by the United States Air Force to conduct operations against Iran.
The fire service issued a public warning at 4.57am, urging nearby residents to keep their windows and doors shut due to smoke produced by the fire.
It is understood the blaze broke out at a disused building within the perimeter of RAF Fairford, though authorities have yet to officially confirm the exact location.
A US military forum online claimed the fire had broken out at the commissary at the base.
Dramatic photographs and footage circulating on social media showed a large inferno engulfing a building, with a significant smoke plume visible in the early morning sky, along with multiple fire engines at the airbase.
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson confirmed to GloucestershireLive that no RAF personnel were involved in firefighting efforts, adding: “We understand that the fire was inside the wire in an old/disused building.
“No persons are believed to be injured.”
Billows of smoke rise from a building on the RAF Fairford military base
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It remains unclear whether the fire has had any impact on operational activity at the site.
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