Europe’s busiest air hub shut for about 18 hours in March after a fire knocked out one of the three electrical substations that supply Heathrow with power.

Firefighters extinguish the fire at the North Hyde electrical substation, which caught fire Thursday night and lead to a closure of Heathrow Airport in London, Friday, March 21, 2025.

Planes are parked at the Terminal as Britain's Heathrow Airport has closed for the full day Friday after an electrical substation fire knocked out its power, disrupting flights for hundreds of ...

HEATHROW Airport was evacuated this morning after reports of a fire. Passengers were forced out of Terminal Three at Europe’s largest airport as fire crews probe the incident. Passengers ...

"Due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport, Heathrow is experiencing a significant power outage," Heathrow Airport said in a statement on X. "To maintain the safety of our ...

London Heathrow Airport had been shut down for 18 hours on Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation. However, airlines warned that disruptions would continue for days as they worked to ...

Heathrow coming back to life hours after fire shut down busy hub Heathrow Airport stirred back to life late Friday, with flights slowly resuming about 18 hours after an inferno at an electrical ...

An incident was captured on camera as police and fire engines rushed to the scene where a United Airlines flight was forced ...

LONDON — A fire at an electrical substation knocked out power to Heathrow Airport for most of Friday, forcing Europe’s busiest hub to shut down for roughly 18 hours, causing widespread ...

Heathrow Airport, one of the world's busiest, is closed today after a fire at an electrical substation nearby caused a massive power outage. The closure has sparked travel chaos across the globe ...

LONDON (AP) — A fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years. Updated May 5, 2025 at 2:35 p.m. March 21, 2025 1 min read ...

Heathrow Airport stirred back to life late Friday, with flights slowly resuming about 18 hours after an inferno at an electrical substation caused a power outage that shuttered Europe’s busiest ...