Heathrow Airport posted on X, “To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 23:59 on 21 March.” Apologizing for the inconvenience, passengers were advised not to come to the airport and to contact their airline for further information.
Airport Close: Britain’s Heathrow Airport will remain closed until midnight on March 21, due to a power outage caused by a fire near the airport. The airport said in a statement that a fire at an electrical substation supplying power to the airport is causing a major power outage. “To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will remain closed until 23:59 on 21 March,” Heathrow Airport posted on X.
Apologising for the inconvenience, passengers were advised not to come to the airport and contact their airline for further information.
A fire at a substation in the western part of the city caused a “large amount of power outage” and left more than 16,000 homes without power.
According to British media, more than 150 people have been evacuated to safer places. The London Fire Brigade said that it has deployed 10 fire engines and about 70 fire brigade personnel and a 200-meter security cordon is in effect.
This substation is in Hayes in London’s Hillingdon Borough. Local residents have been asked to stay indoors and keep doors and windows closed due to smoke.
The airport said, “Power supply at Heathrow has been disrupted due to a fire in an electric substation supplying electricity to the airport. Keeping in mind the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will remain closed until 11.59 pm on March 21.”
An airport spokesperson told the BBC, “Although the fire brigade team is working, we are not clear when power will be restored… We are making every effort to resolve the situation.”
