{"id":194893,"date":"2025-03-21T06:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=194893"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:21:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:21:17","slug":"fire-at-london-heathrow-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/fire-at-london-heathrow-airport","title":{"rendered":"London Heathrow paralysed by fire for 24 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

A large-scale fire<\/strong> caused by a faulty transformer caught fire at the Hayes electricity substation in West London. The substation supplies power to residential areas as well as to the public sector. nearby London Heathrow airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The smoke, followed by a power cut, forced the airport authorities to announce a total closure of the airport until late Friday evening.<\/strong>. \"\u00a0To ensure the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 11.59pm on 21 March.<\/em> [00:59 Saturday Paris time]\" ,<\/em> Heathrow Airport Holdings said in a statement. The authorities are also expecting disruption this weekend. Following the announcement at the start of the day, many aircraft are being diverted to other airports. Including at Paris CDG<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The airport website recommends that travellers contact their airline<\/strong> to find out more about their flight status. All the information is available at https:\/\/www.heathrow.com\/content\/heathrow\/main\/gb\/en\/airline-contact-info.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n