London Heathrow closed due to fire

[chillyinCanada]

Heathrow airport closed: more than 1,000 flights affected after substation fire causes power outage

Heathrow airport closed: more than 1,000 flights affected after substation fire causes power outage - live

Travellers warned to stay away amid ‘significant disruption’ after fire in Hayes causes power outage

www.theguardian.com

 

[Edward3c]

That’s going to have repercussions round the world.

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

You'd think ...

It would cause a blip, but it's not catastrophic (unless you're supposed to be on one of those flights). Twice this month we've seen interruptions on that scale locally. At an airport with similar pax numbers:

That happens a few times a year.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Heathrow says some flights will resume after a fire cut power to Europe's busiest airport

A fire at a nearby substation knocked out the airport's power. At least 1,350 flights were affected, FlightRadar 24 said, and the impact was likely to last several days.

apnews.com

 

[chillyinCanada]

Counter-terror police investigating Heathrow fire

The Met says there is "currently no indication of foul play" but officers are keeping an open mind.

www.bbc.com

 

[OMyMyOHellYes]

Counter-terror police investigating Heathrow fire

The Met says there is "currently no indication of foul play" but officers are keeping an open mind.

www.bbc.com

If it was just bad luck that caused the fire and terrs didn't have anything to do with it or even know the vulnerability before, they sure will now.

 

[USdiver1]

Hmmm, The Baltimore harbor bridge, the US Navy jet fuel tanker, Heathrow...seems like there is a lot of proof of concept going on...

Just Sayin'