Fire That Led to Heathrow Airport Shutdown Caused by Poor Maintenance: Report

UK Energy Minister Ed Miliband called the findings of the report into the March incident ‘deeply concerning.’
Fire That Led to Heathrow Airport Shutdown Caused by Poor Maintenance: Report
The North Hyde electrical substation in west London, on March 21, 2025. Jonathan Brady/PA
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A fire that shut down London’s Heathrow Airport in March was caused by a failure to maintain an electricity substation, an official report released July 2 states.

The closure of Europe’s busiest airport cost airlines tens of millions of dollars and left thousands of passengers stranded.

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