New Delhi:London’s Heathrow Airport shut down till midnight today after a fire in a substation in the western part of the city led to a “significant power outage” and left over 16,000 homes without electricity.According to British media over 150 people have also been evacuated.The London Fire Brigade said it had deployed 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters and a 200-metre safety cordon is in effect. Local residents – the substation is in Hayes in London’s Hillingdon borough, have been told to stay inside and keep doors and windows closed because of the smoke. an X post Friday morning (India time) the airport advised passengers not to travel and contact their respective airlines for further details. “Due to a fire at an electrical substation supplying the airport, Heathrow is experiencing a significant power outage. To maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 11.59 pm on March 21,” the airport said.An airport spokesperson told the BBC, “Whilst fire crews are responding, we do not have clarity on when power may be reliably restored… we are working as hard as possible to resolve the situation.”
