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London's Heathrow Airport was closed for much of the day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation late last night caused a power outage.
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The airport was shut down for more than a day in March after a fire at a nearby electrical substation.
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London's Heathrow Airport resumes some flights after fire causes "significant power outage"
London's Heathrow Airport​, one of the busiest airports in the world, was shut down by a power outage caused by a fire at an electrical substation.
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The official told a parliamentary committee that he had raised concerns about the resilience of Heathrow’s electricity supply just days before a fire forced the airport to shut down.
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