{"id":228272,"date":"2025-03-21T12:04:57","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-stranded-after-heathrow-airport-closes-due-to-nearby-fire-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:04:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:04:57","slug":"thousands-stranded-after-heathrow-airport-closes-due-to-nearby-fire-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/thousands-stranded-after-heathrow-airport-closes-due-to-nearby-fire-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands stranded after Heathrow Airport closes due to nearby fire | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TugPAS6Yp-E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands stranded after Heathrow Airport closes due to nearby fire | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TugPAS6Yp-E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands stranded after Heathrow Airport closes due to nearby fire<br \/>\nITV News reporter Fred Dimbleby is at Heathrow Airport which has closed following a power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electrical substation.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdown has left thousands of passengers stranded, with more than 1,300 flights cancelled or diverted. Experts, including Simon Calder, are warning the disruption could last for several days.<\/p>\n<p>The power outage was caused after a transformer within the North Hyde electrical substation in West London, which supplies power to Heathrow, caught fire. Tens of thousands of local residents have also been affected by power outages, with over 100 people evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said the government is working to understand the cause of the fire and what lessons can be learned.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cMy heart goes out to all of the people who\u2019ve had their travel plans disrupted.\u201d and the National Grid are working \u201cas hard as they can\u201d to restore power to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follows ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands stranded after Heathrow Airport closes due to nearby fire ITV News reporter Fred Dimbleby is at Heathrow Airport which has closed following a power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electrical substation. 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