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Huge fire closes UK's Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted
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3/21/2025
Britain's Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday (March 21) after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world.
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Britain's Heathrow Airport will remain closed throughout Friday after a massive fire at
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a nearby electrical substation triggered a widespread power outage, severely disrupting
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global flight schedules.
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The London Fire Brigade deployed around 70 firefighters to battle the blaze, which caused
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Heathrow, Europe's busiest and the world's fifth busiest airport, to lose power.
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Approximately 150 people were evacuated from nearby buildings, while thousands of properties
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remain without electricity.
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According to flight tracking website Flightradar24, at least 120 inbound flights had to be diverted
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to other airports, while 1,351 flights were scheduled to land and take off at Heathrow
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on Friday.
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The unprecedented shutdown is expected to cause major disruptions to global travel,
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tourism and trade, with no clear timeline for power restoration.
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Meanwhile, homes and businesses near the affected area remain in darkness as emergency crews
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work to contain the situation.
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Authorities have enforced a 200-metre safety cordon around the fire zone as investigations
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begin into the cause of the blaze.
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