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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Niva Yadav and Sian Baldwin

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: What are substations and why are they going up in flames - Caught on Camera

A fire at a substation which resulted in Heathrow Airport being closed was completely avoidable, according to damning new findings.

The shutdown of one of the country’s busiest airports was caused by a problem found seven years ago which was not fixed, it has been found.

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