What happened
On April 8, 2010, a Boeing 747-400 operated by Cathay Pacific Airways Limited was parked at the gate at Charles De Gaulle Airport (LFPG) in Paris, France. The aircraft, registration B-HOV, was the subject of a regularly scheduled passenger flight arriving from Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH).
While the aircraft was stationary at the gate, a fire ignited in the avionics bay during the process of connecting the ground power unit. There were no injuries reported among the 326 passengers and crew on board.