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Passengers with their suitcases wait for news at Heathrow airport following its closure after a fire broke out at a substation supplying power of the airport, in Hayes, west London , on March 21, 2025. Britain's Heathrow airport, Europe's busiest, was shut down early on March 21 for 24 hours after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling facility west of London , officials said.
Firefighters were called to a"highly visible" blaze at the substation shortly after 2320 GMT on Thursday and around 70 were sent to battle the fire, which was brought under control by around 0800 GMT. British Airways said the closure of its main hub would have a"significant impact" on its operations and customers.
One resident near the substation said she heard a"massive explosion" as the power cut out just before midnight while a night shift worker reported seeing a"bright flash of white".London Fire Brigade deputy commissioner Jonathan Smith told reporters firefighters worked"tirelessly in challenging and very hazardous conditions" to bring the flames under control.
He said electricity distribution network National Grid had told him they had not seen"anything like the scale" of what happened.
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