London. Fire on Heathrow, closed airport. This is what a fire looks like, which paralyzed flights

The fire, which paralyzed the Heathrow airport in London, broke out at night in an electrical substation in Hayes, the underdone. “Our firefighters work tirelessly in difficult conditions to master the fire as soon as possible,” said the assistant to the Commander of the Warsaw Fire Brigade.

The services received a fire report at 23:23 local time. 10 fire brigades were sent to the place, several dozen firefighters are fighting with fire. Information about the “large explosion” heard before the appearance of fire appeared in social media – reports the daily Daily Telegraph.

“Our firefighters work tirelessly in difficult conditions to master the fire as soon as possible,” said Pat Goulbourne from the London Fire Brigade. He said that the spread of fire had been stopped.

The fire caused a break in the supply of electricity, which, in addition to the Heathrow airport, also affected many houses and local companies. “Power was restored in some facilities and we are still closely working with our partners to minimize interference,” Goulbourne said.

Closed Heathrow airport

The fire of the electrical substation in Hayes deprived electricity of over 16,000 houses. The fire brigade also informed about 150 people from nearby buildings. “Due to the significant amount of smoke, we strongly recommend closing windows and doors to residents,” the services said.

In connection with the fire, the London Heathrow airport will be closed until midnight from Friday to Saturday – the press services of the airport announced, announcing great difficulties for passengers. “Due to the fire of the electrical substation supplying the airport, Heathrow is measured with a significant lack of power. To ensure the safety of our passengers and employees, Heathrow will be closed until 23.59 March 21” – it was written on the official airport account on the X.