Heathrow's Terminal 4 paralysed by power outage

Record ID: 1984966

  • Title: Heathrow's Terminal 4 paralysed by power outage
  • Date: 21st March 2025
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 21, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ENTRANCE TO TERMINAL 4, AIRPORT SECURITY AND FIRE MARSHALL AT ENTRANCE PASSENGERS WALKING OUTSIDE TERMINAL EMPTY SHORT STAY CAR PARK PASSENGERS USING LIGHT ON MOBILE PHONE TO WALK DOWN STAIRWELL VARIOUS OF STRANDED PASSENGERS WAITING OUTSIDE TERMINAL BUILDING POLICE VANS OUTSIDE TERMINAL BUILDING PASSENG
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  • Keywords: ACCIDENT AIRPORT BRITAIN FIRE HEATHROW Heathrow Terminal 4 LONDON UK sub station fire
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
  • Country: UK
  • Topics: Disaster/Accidents,Europe
  • Reuters ID: LVA001063721032025RP1
  • 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 knocked out its power, disrupting flight schedules around the world.
    Around 70 firefighters were tackling the blaze in west London, which also knocked out the area's back-up power system, leading to a mass outage at Heathrow, Europe's busiest and the world's fifth-busiest airport.
    Reuters video from Heathrow's Terminal 4 showed passengers using phone lights to navigate a dark stairwell and stationary planes at boarding gates.
    The London Fire Brigade aid the cause of the fire was not known, but British energy minister Ed Miliband said it did not appear to be foul play.
    Heathrow said the airport, which was due to handle 1,351 flights during the day, flying up to 291,000 passengers, would stay closed until midnight as it was experiencing a significant power outage.
    (Production: Ben Makori, Vitalii Yalahuzian)
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