Fire in London's substation: Heathrow in chaos and security alarm!

Fire in London's substation: Heathrow in chaos and security alarm!

A dramatic scenario has unfolded in London: a fire in an electric substation station that supplies the international airport in Heathrow has brought all air traffic almost entirely to a standstill. Residents reported a huge fireball at night, which led to an extensive power failure in the area. According to the Spiegel are affected, and more than more than 150 people had to be evacuated. Heathrow, one of the world's busiest airports, remains closed on Friday. Over 1,300 flights were deleted or diverted, which plunges air traffic into chaos worldwide.

possible sabotage under suspicion

The British anti-terrorist authorities are involved, since serious considerations are now being made whether this fire may be part of a Russian sabotage strategy. According to the report of the Daily Mail , Western secret services have repeatedly accused Russia of attacking critical infrastructures in order to stir up the insecurity and support for Ukraine to destabilize. Experts like Bob Sely say that the incident shows a new dimension of the vulnerability of British infrastructure.

The British security authorities are faced with the urgent challenge of examining foreign influence. At a time when the authorities try to find out whether sabotage has actually taken place, the cause of the devastating fire has so far been officially unclear. It is warned that a single, serious event is able to paralyze one of the country's most important airports.