Substation fire in Hayes, London causes widespread outages and Heathrow airport closure

A fire at an electrical substation in west London has left more than 16,000 homes without power, and forced more than 100 people to evacuate.
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London's Heathrow airport released a statement saying 'to maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues, Heathrow will be closed until 23h59 on 21 March.'

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