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Heathrow Airport blamed a fire at an electrical substation in North Hyde in Hayes, west London, for the power outage. The blaze also caused extensive power outages for thousands of residential and commercial buildings in parts of west London. Flights were diverted to Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Manchester. Fire officials said the cause of the fire is still unclear. The fire was brought under control at about 06:30 GMT. Heathrow is located on the outskirts of west London, in the borough of Hillingdon. According to Heathrow’s data, some 67 million passengers pass through the airport every year. Passenger traffic broke records in 2024 when the airport recorded more than 83 million passengers – about 220,000 people a day. At least 2,500 flights were cancelled and millions of systems shut down. The storm lasted 11 days, with close to 5,000 flights disrupted. British Airways has warned passengers not to travel to Heathrow.

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