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National Grid bosses claim they were not told of fire risk defect at Heathrow site
National Grid has insisted its management teams were “not made aware” of problems at a London electricity substation years ...
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Ofgem enforcement probe into Heathrow fire
Ofgem has launched an official investigation into National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) following the catastrophic ...
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Heathrow Airport power outage cause identified 7 years before substation fire
A report into what caused a substation fire in March 2025 that left Heathrow almost powerless has placed the likely blame on ...
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Heathrow weighing legal action against National Grid after fire blamed on ‘catastrophic’ maintenance failure
Heathrow Airport is considering taking legal action against National Grid after a report found the substation fire which ...
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'Elevated' moisture reading ignored before Heathrow-closing conflagration, says NESO
The insulating bushing at North Hyde Substation that caused the March fire was detected in 2018 through oil testing which ...
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Fire that closed Heathrow traced to unrepaired transformer
A fire at an electrical substation that forced a shutdown at London's Heathrow Airport in March was likely caused by moisture ...
'Catastrophic failure' that led to Heathrow power outage revealed - as report outlines missed chances to prevent it
A power outage that shut Heathrow Airport earlier this year, causing travel chaos for more than 270,000 passengers, was ...