London’s Heathrow airport closed all day after nearby fire cuts power

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Heathrow Airport in London was forced to close until midnight after a fire near, which resulted in the disruption of scheduling flights and brought disturbances to world .

The main airport in the UK capital, one of the most crowded international airlines in the world, said that it will close the operations throughout Friday after his fire at a sub -power station that supplies the airport “a large power of energy.”

“To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 23 hours on March 21. Passengers are advised not to travel to the airport and they must contact their flying aspects to obtain more information,” he wrote in a post on X.

Nearly 100 trips were canceled, and about 120 flights were transferred to Haitro to nearby airports including Gatwick and Starscad in London, Birmingham, Charles Degul, Helsinki and Shannon in Ireland, according to the FLIGHTRADAR24.

Heathrow deals with about 1,300 takeoffs and landing every day, according to the airport.

The expatriates were organized in Safar due to the airport power outage, “according to the EuroControl Operations Gate, which runs air traffic and control operations throughout Europe.

Heathrow is the second most international airports in the world behind Dubai, according to the Oag Data Data Group.

The London Fire Fire brigade said in a statement early on Friday that 10 fire engines and about 70 firefighters had been sent to treat a large fire at a power station in Hayes, near Heathrow, where an adapter flared up.

The statement did not mention the airport, but he said that the fire “caused the power outage that affects a large number of local homes and companies”, and crews from Hayes, Hatro, Hilingdon, Southon and other nearby firefighters were mobilized.

He added that the cause of the fire was not known.

“This is a very clear and important accident, and our firefighters work tirelessly in difficult circumstances to control the fire as soon as possible,” said Commissioner Pat Assistant Gulporne.

“This will be a long accident, with crews staying at the scene overnight. We go to the morning, the disruption is expected to increase, and we urge people to avoid the area whenever possible.”

A 200 -meter collar was created throughout the region and about 150 people were evacuated, according to the firefighting service.

Local population was also notified of keeping the windows and doors closed “due to the large amount of smoke.”

Scottish and southern electricity networks said that unplanned power outage was affecting more than 16,000 homes in west of London. “On the basic investigations,” it was aimed at restoring power by 3 pm on Friday.