News / Uncertainty over fallout from Heathrow fire

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Mixed messages are coming out of the cargo community following the suspension of flights to and from Heathrow following a fire at a substation that supplies the London gateway, with some carriers and forwarders believing the cargo sector may have avoided the worst of it.

Power to the UK’s busiest terminal was knocked out as a result of the fire, which broke out a little before 11.30pm last night, with the BBC reporting that while Heathrow did have back-up ...