Lesson How not to build airports: The expert believes that the power supply of such an airport from one electrical substation in itself creates a “powerful risk of sabotage”. Because although it is too early to determine whether we were really dealing with sabotage, electric stations are from their definition exposed to short -circuit risk. – This is a lesson to make up for all other airport designers, including those who build CPK. I hope that in its design it will be included so that the port does not find itself in such a situation, regardless of whether it was sabotage or accidental fire – said Sipiński.
Failure of Heathrow: Lord Philip Harris, head of the Independent Commission for Ready for Large Crisis, is a similar opinion as Sipiński. In his opinion, chaos caused by fire is a failure of the heads of the airport. – Something so crucial for the British economy as Heathrow should have emergency mechanisms when it comes to power supply. Is one substation so much? This failure in itself – he assessed in the BBC. The head of Heathrow assured that the emergency mechanisms worked, but they were unable to provide the energy needed by the entire airport.
The investigation has started: Police He investigates a fire located one and a half kilometers from the Heathrow electrical substation. For now, Met Police emphasizes that there are no reasons to assume that it was terrorism or sabotage. The fire brigade informs that it mainly examines the condition of the electrical installation. British row The investigation in this matter commissioned the national energy system operator. Only on Friday, on the day of the fire, 1,500 cruises were canceled from Heathrow.
More about Heathrow failure You can read in the article “Powerful fire in London. Heathrow airport closed. For a long time”
Sources: Forsal.plIAR