UPDATE 2 - London's Heathrow Airport Closed for Whole Day Due to Fire at Electrical Substation

NAMPA / Sputnik
2025-03-21
(Updates with info about blackouts in London due to fire in paras 8-9, Eurostar adding extra trains to compensate for disruptions in para 10 ) MOSCOW, March 21 (RIA Novosti) - London's Heathrow Airport will be closed for almost a day due to a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation, the airport's press service said on Friday. Earlier in the day, Sky News reported that a fire broke out at the electrical substation in the UK town......
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