London’s Heathrow Airport closed for 24 hours after electrical fire

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The United Kingdom’s largest airport shut down Friday after being hit with a power outage due to an electrical fire. 

London’s Heathrow Airport will be closed until 11:59 p.m. local time Friday evening, officials said, after a fire erupted at an electrical substation supplying the airport with energy on Thursday. 

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