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Massive fire closes UK's Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

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21-03-2025 | 01:17

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Massive fire closes UK's Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

Britain's Heathrow Airport said it would be closed all of Friday after a huge fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out power, disrupting flight schedules around the world.

The London Fire Brigade said around 70 firefighters were tackling the blaze in the west of London, which caused a mass power outage at Heathrow, Europe's busiest and the world's fifth busiest, airport.

Orange flames could be seen shooting into the sky. The fire brigade said the cause of the fire was not known.

According to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, scores of flights were already being diverted to other airports, with Qantas Airways sending its flight from Perth to Paris and a United Airlines New York flight heading to Shannon, Ireland.

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