How did a single fire bring down Europe's busiest airport?
Questions have been raised over what caused the outage and why back-up systems failed?
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Heathrow closure as it happened: Airport closed after nearby fire causes power outage; Travellers face further disruption even after site reopens
Blaze at electricity substation that shuts down Europe’s busiest airport raises questions about resilience of UK infrastructureFinancial Times - 5h -
Heathrow closure as it happened: Airport closed after nearby fire causes power outage; Travellers face further disruption even after site reopens
Blaze at electricity substation that shuts down Europe’s busiest airport raises questions about resilience of UK infrastructureFinancial Times - 5h -
Power outage at London’s Heathrow Airport causes global travel chaos
One of the world’s busiest airports, London’s Heathrow, has shut down due to a power outage caused by a fire at an electricity substation nearby. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports on the global travel ...NBC News - 11h -
London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after huge power cut
London's Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, was shut down by a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation.CBS News - 6h -
London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after huge power cut
London's Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, was shut down by a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation.CBS News - 6h -
London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after huge power cut
London's Heathrow Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world, was shut down by a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation.CBS News - 6h -
What Caused the Fire That Shut Down Heathrow Airport?
Officials and travelers are calling for an investigation into not only how the blaze started, but how it was able to cause such a large disruption to global travel.The New York Times - 4h -
Air travellers face further disruption as Heathrow reopens after fire
Blaze at electricity substation that shut down Europe’s busiest airport raises questions about resilience of UK infrastructureFinancial Times - 5h -
Massive fire, power outage shuts down London's Heathrow Airport
London’s Heathrow Airport will remain closed for the rest of the day Friday after a massive fire at an electricity substation caused a power outage at the major transportation center. More than a ...NBC News - 13h
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