Cliff Notes – Cause of Heathrow power outage remains unknown
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A fire at the North Hyde Substation, essential for electricity supply to Heathrow Airport, led to a 16-hour closure, cancelling over 1,000 flights and affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers.
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The UK’s National Energy System Operator indicated that the cause of the fire remains unknown, with ongoing investigations by the London Fire Brigade and National Grid Electricity Transmission.
- An interim report is expected in June, focusing on the resilience of energy infrastructure and operational protocols following this significant disruption.
Cause of fire that sparked major Heathrow power outage remains unknown | UK News
The root cause of the fire that sparked a major power outage at Heathrow Airport remains unknown, the UK’s national energy system operator has said.
The blaze in March at the North Hyde Substation, which supplies electricity to Heathrow about 1.5 miles away, caused a power outage, which meant Europe‘s biggest airport had “no choice but to close” for 16 hours.
More than 1,000 flights to and from Heathrow were cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers were affected.
