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From London to Las Vegas, Passengers left stranded as fire shuts down U.K.'s Heathrow Airport

Upworthy Friday, 21 March 2025 ()
LONDON — From Las Vegas to Frankfurt to Dubai, hundreds of thousands of stranded passengers waited for news about flights to and from London's Heathrow Airport after it was shuttered by a massive fire at a nearby electricity substation.
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News video: More than 1,000 flights disrupted at Heathrow airport after nearby fire

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More than 1,000 flights disrupted at Heathrow airport after nearby fire Airport operators said the travel hub would be shuttered until midnight on Friday after a fire in an electrical substation knocked out its electricity. READ MORE :...

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