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World Service,21 Mar 2025,26 mins

How a fire shut down Europe's busiest airport

World Business Report

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Europe's busiest airport, Heathrow, says it will be closed all day because of a fire at an electrical substation. Thousands of people and global flights have been affected. So how has such a major transport hub failed? Andrew Peach speaks to an expert in emergency planning.

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