- Title: Damaged substation after fire disrupts power and Heathrow Airport operations
- Date: 21st March 2025
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 21, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF INFORMATION BOARDS AT LONDON'S PADDINGTON TRAIN STATION SHOWING CANCELLED TRAINS TO HEATHROW AIRPORT VARIOUS OF PASSENGER WHOSE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED, TYLER PRIEB, STANDING AT TRAIN STATION (SOUNDBITE) (English) PASSENGER WHOSE FLIGHT FROM LONDON HEATHROW TO NASHVILLE, WHERE HE LIVES, WAS CANCELLED, 36,
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- Keywords: AIRCRAFT AIRPORT BRITAIN HEATHROW PLANE UK
- Location: HAYES, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: HAYES, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: UK
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Europe
- Reuters ID: LVA001057421032025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Britain's Heathrow Airport was shut on Friday (March 21) after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out its power, disrupting flight schedules around the world.
Around 70 firefighters were tackling the blaze in the west of London, which led to a mass power outage at Heathrow, Europe's busiest and the world's fifth-busiest airport, and also knocked out its back-up power system.
Reuters video showed the damaged power substation, and a heavy presence of police and firefighters.
The London Fire Brigade said the cause of the fire was not known, but said on Friday morning that the fire is now under control.
"Our fire investigators will begin their investigation & we will continue working closely with our partners to minimise disruption and support the community," London Fire Brigade said in a post on X.
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