London, March 21, 2025 (AFP) - Massive disruption after power outage shuts London's Heathrow airport

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2025-03-21

Britain's Heathrow airport -- Europe's busiest -- shut down early on Friday after a major fire at an electricity substation cut power to the sprawling hub, causing disruption worldwide to hundreds of flights and thousands of travellers. Around 120 Heathrow-bound planes were in the air when the closure was announced, according to online flight tracking service FlightRadar24. Around 70 firefighters were deployed to tackle the "highly visible" blaze......

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