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Heathrow Airport closes after fire causes power outage

The London Fire Brigade says the electrical substation blaze closed Heathrow Airport is under control. The fire caused a widespread power outage, affecting thousands of homes, local businesses, and disrupting thousands of flights. LFB Assistant Commissioner Pat Goulbourne says the fire was under control just after 8 a.m.

Newsweek on MSN · 3d

Heathrow Airport Restarts Flights, Gives Timeline for 'Full Operation'

Counterterrorism police are now probing the cause of an electricity substation fire that starved London's Heathrow Airport of power and forced it to close down on Friday, sparking travel chaos, The Times of London reported.

The Washington Post on MSN · 3d

London’s Heathrow Airport closed after substation fire cuts power

There was no indication of foul play, authorities said, but they were not ruling it out. Counterterrorism investigators were dispatched.

Daily Express2d

Heathrow Airport closure: Engineer's mistake 'may have caused fire that shut down hub'

An airport as large and as important as Heathrow should not be vulnerable ... The airport was forced to "restructured" its power supply, drawing from two other substations and rebooting ...

The Mirror3d

Heathrow Airport bosses face questions as staggering new theory emerges about closure

Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye said the airport had faced a situation "as bad as it gets for us". Supply had to be "restructured" to draw on the other two substations, which involved ...

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Heathrow fire hurts Newark, JFK flights; what to know about problems at busiest airports

JFK International Airport in NYC is Heathrow's biggest travel route, with nearly 150 flights each week. Travelers are lost. Here's what's going on ...

FirstFT: Closure of London’s Heathrow airport leads to travel chaos

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