5 hours after a hearth at {an electrical} substation knocked out energy for Heathrow Airport and 1000’s of houses in western London, the town’s hearth brigade mentioned early Friday that it was nonetheless making an attempt to deliver the blaze underneath management.
By 4 a.m. Friday, half of a transformer remained on hearth, the London Fireplace Brigade mentioned, warning that the disruptions brought on by the blaze would improve into the morning.
The blaze on the North Hyde substation, round two miles north of Heathrow, left greater than 16,000 houses with out energy, in accordance with the regional energy utility, Scottish & Southern Electrical energy Networks.
“This might be a chronic incident, with crews remaining on scene all through the evening,” Pat Goulbourne, assistant commissioner on the London Fireplace Brigade, mentioned in an announcement. “As we head into the morning, disruption is predicted to extend, and we urge individuals to keep away from the realm wherever potential.”
The London Fireplace Brigade mentioned it had deployed round 70 firefighters to the substation, the place a transformer was ablaze. Thick smoke was seen rising from the burning substation in a photograph posted on social media by the fireplace brigade.
Round 150 individuals have been evacuated, and the authorities arrange a 650-foot cordon across the substation as they tried to deliver the fireplace underneath management.
The reason for the fireplace was not but recognized, the fireplace brigade mentioned.
