Cause of Heathrow shutdown fire still unknown, initial report says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 8, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
A fire at a substation caused Heathrow Airport to shut down. The cause remains unknown, with investigations ongoing and a report due in June.
LONDON (Reuters) - The cause of the fire at a substation which forced Britain's Heathrow Airport to shut down for almost a day remains unknown, the National Energy System Operator said on Thursday.
The operator said it would continue with investigations before publishing a final report in June.
(Reporting by Muvija M and Sarah Young; Editing by Catarina Demony)
The main topic is the fire at Heathrow Airport's substation that led to a shutdown, with the cause still unknown.
A fire at a substation caused the shutdown, but the exact cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The National Energy System Operator plans to publish the final report in June.
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