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Catastrophic fire cuts power to London's Heathrow airport
The Philippine Star
|March 22, 2025
Britain's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, shut down early Friday after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling hub, disrupting hundreds of flights and thousands of travelers.
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Airport authorities said they "expect significant disruption" over the coming days, while online flight tracking service FlightRadar24 said at least 1,351 flights to and from the airport would be affected.
"Heathrow is experiencing a significant power outage," the airport operator said in a statement on its website, adding it would be closed until just before midnight on Friday.
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