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Thousands of passengers stranded at Heathrow Airport after fire causes shutdown
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3/22/2025
Heathrow Airport, the fourth busiest in the world, was temporarily closed after a fire broke out causing a major power outage and hundreds of flight disruptions.
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Passengers were left stranded, unsure of where they'd be able to fly out.
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I was at the airport earlier, but local agents and police asked me to leave, as they tried
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to manage the chaos.
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Outside Terminal 5, dozens of travelers stood in limbo.
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Some had been waiting since 5am.
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British Airways and Virgin Atlantic both said this would have a significant impact on their
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Right now, the fire is under control, but the effects are still being felt.
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Thousands of people are still stuck, or scrambling to rebook their flights.
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The airline is absolutely responsible for putting you up in a hotel, for giving you
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free meals, for getting you to your destination as soon as possible.
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And that doesn't matter if you're at Heathrow, as long as you're flying on a UK airline,
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they have to look after you.
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