Electrical substation of Heathro Airport caught fire
London: The London Metropolitan Police has said that there is no indication of any disturbance in the fire at an electrical sub -station at Heathro Airport, but experts in terrorism cases are investigating its reasons. According to the police, experts investigating terrorism cases are investigating the place of fire in the power sub -center. He said that the Anti -Terrorism Command has “special resources and abilities” which can help in quick detection of the cause.
Heathro Airport remained closed on Friday
The Heathro Airport of Britain remained closed on Friday due to a fire in an electrical sub -station in London. Due to this, flights were interrupted at Europe’s busiest airport. ‘Flightardar 24’, who monitored the flight service, said that at least 1,350 flights from Heathro were affected and its impact is likely to remain for several days, as passengers will try to decide their journey schedule again.
Passengers upset at Heathro Airport
Close on fire
According to ‘FutureDar 24’, when the airport was announced to be closed, around 120 flights were in the sky, some of which were sent back and others were diverted to the Gatwick Airport outside London, Charles de Gaul Airport in Paris or Shann Airport in Ireland. The London Fire Department said that a power center caught fire about two miles from the airport, which was controlled about seven hours later.
‘Fear of big disruption’
Energy Minister Ed Milliband said, “We have not been able to know the reason for this fire. This is clearly an unprecedented incident. ”Miliband said that the fire also disrupted the supply of backup generators to the airport due to the fire. Heathro said in a statement that there was no option but to close the airport for a day due to the fire. The airport said, “We are expected to have a big disruption in the coming days.”
Aircraft standing at Heathro Airport
‘Electricity supply disrupted due to fire’
According to the London Fire Department, 10 of his firefighters and about 70 firefighters took hours to control the fire. In the footage posted on social media, big flames and big smoke were seen coming out. Assistant Commissioner Pat Gaulbourne said, “Electricity supply has been disrupted due to fire, which has affected a large number of houses and local businesses.”
Heathro is one of the world’s busy airports
Heathro is one of the most busy airports in the world providing international travel facilities. It was the most busy in January this year and more than 63 lakh passengers came here. This number is five percent more than the number of passengers who have come in the same period last year. January was the 11th consecutive month when more than 2,00,000 passengers came here on an average. The disruption is reminiscent of the delay at the UK airports in 2023, when the UK air traffic control system was defeated. (AP)
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