UK’s National Grid knew for 7 years Heathrow could face power outage but didn’t act: Report

UK’s National Grid knew for 7 years Heathrow could face power outage but didn’t act: Report

The fire at London’s Heathrow airport in March that disrupted air travel was caused by a flaw that the British National Grid was aware of for seven years but did not do anything about, according to a report.

This frame grab taken from a UGC video shot and posted on X on March 21, 2025 by @chrisjbrogan shows smoke billowing from a fire at a neighborhood electrical substation supplying power to Heathrow Airport in Hayes, west London. File Image/AFP