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Chaos as Heathrow Airport closed for whole day by fire

Rob Beschizza
Mar 21, 2025
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Screenshot from security footage posted by the BBC

London's Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, was closed for the whole day Friday after a fire tore through one it its electrical substations. Power to two terminals and thousands of nearby homes is out and the blaze is yet to be doused.

"Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, warns of days of disru…

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