Heathrow shutdown caused by problem found seven years ago

Fire that closed Heathrow Airport was caused by unrepaired transformer

Issues at an electrical substation which caused a fire that resulted in Heathrow Airport closing were first detected seven years ago but not fixed, a report has found.

The investigation found that National Grid, which owns the substation, had been aware of a fault since 2018.

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