Huge fire closes UK's Heathrow Airport, global flight schedules disrupted

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https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-heathrow-airport-experiences-power-outage-due-fire-substation-2025-03-21/

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Flight schedules were disrupted around the world after Britain's Heathrow said it would be closed all Friday following a huge fire at an electrical substation that wiped out power. 

Heathrow is Europe's busiest airport. It was due to handle 1,351 flights during the day, flying up to 291,000 passengers. The latest updates on the fire and closure are in Reuters live coverage here: https://www.reuters.com/world/heathrow-airport-fire-updates-flights-disrupted-europes-busiest-hub-closed-2025-03-21/