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Fire that shut Heathrow Airport caused by problems flagged in 2018, report says
The airport was closed for most of March 21, affecting thousands of passengers around the world and costing airlines millions in lost revenue.
Heathrow Shutdown Caused by Problem Left Unfixed by Power Company for Years
The fire at an electrical substation was caused by a short circuit in a part that hadn’t been properly maintained by National Grid, an official report found.
National Grid aware of fault behind Heathrow shutdown fire for seven years
National Grid blamed for failing to act on known transformer problem, while Heathrow accepted risk as a ‘high-impact, low-probability event’
Substation fire that shut Heathrow Airport was preventable, says watchdog report
Energy watchdog Ofgem has launched an investigation after a report found a fire that caused the shutdown of Heathrow Airport was due to a preventable technical fault.
Fire That Shut Heathrow Was Caused by a Preventable Technical Fault Known for Years, Report Finds
An inquiry has found that an electrical substation fire that shut down Heathrow Airport in March was caused by a preventable technical fault identified almost seven years earlier
How years of inaction caused a total Heathrow shutdown - BBC Sounds
A report says National Grid had been aware of a problem with its substation since 2018.
National Grid failures led to fire that caused Heathrow shutdown, report says
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UK Gov: Heathrow Shutdown Caused by Grid Failure Fire
Britain’s energy regulator, Ofgem, has launched an official enforcement investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission.
Heathrow shut down caused by problem found 7 years ago - BBC Sounds
A report revealed an elevated moisture reading had been first detected in July 2018.
Fire That Closed Heathrow Airport Caused By Unrepaired Transformer
A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London's Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture ...
Fire That Closed Heathrow Airport Linked To Moisture In Transformer
A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London's Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture entering electrical components, a problem first flagged in 2018, a report ...
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Repeated failure to fix known transformer fault preceded fire that closed Heathrow
Investigators have determined the electrical facility fire which forced the closure of London Heathrow was triggered by a ...
'Catastrophic failure' led to Heathrow power outage - with chances missed to prevent it
Two opportunities were missed to take action that could have prevented the failure, including in 2018, according to a new ...
'Preventable' failure led to fire that closed Heathrow
Poor maintenance has been blamed for a blaze at a London substation that caused a major, costly shutdown of Europe's busiest ...
Heathrow fires: What caused the substation blaze which led to travel chaos
A new report unveils that a catastrophic failure led to the Heathrow power outage, prompting an Ofgem investigation into ...
Does anyone come out clean from Heathrow Airport power outage?
Who comes out clean from the chaos that engulfed Heathrow Airport in March? Today’s revelations from the NESO report were ...
Trains to Heathrow suspended in Elizabeth line chaos on hottest day of the year
Brits looking to escape the heatwave are in travel peril as busy trains to Heathrow have been suspended. There is currently ...