Is one blundering engineer responsible for crippling Heathrow? Airport bosses face questions over farcical shutdown that left 300,000 travellers stranded - as new theory emerges
Heathrow bosses were facing questions last night about how a small fire shut down one of the world's biggest airports. As Heathrow shut down sparking worldwide travel carnage: Heathrow bosses were facing questions last night about how a small fire shut down one of the world's biggest airports. Pictured: A passenger lying on the floor at Heathrow T5 this morning after the fire knocked out power at the airport Phil Hewitt, director of energy analysis firm Montel Group, said: 'This potential lack of resilience at a critical national and international infrastructure site is worrying. Pictured: Firefighters douse the remainder of a fire that broke out at a substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport in Hayes, west London The smouldering North Hyde electrical substation Your browser does not support iframes. The substation fire in Hayes involved 25,000 litres of cooling oil igniting, the London Fire Brigade has said A firefighter helps putting out a fire that broke out at a substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport today Some 120 transatlantic services were forced to turn round in mid-journey.
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