Heathrow airport shut after substation fire; More than 1,000 flights hit

(Sharecast News) - London's Heathrow airport is closed until midnight GMT after a fire at an electricity substation in the local area caused a "significant" power outage, hitting more than 1,000 slights and 16,000 homes, officials said on Friday. Flights that were already enroute to the west London airport were forced to divert, according to the specialist website Flightradar24.

Passengers have been told not to travel to the airport "under any circumstances" and warned "significant disruption" is expected in the coming days.

Reporting by Frank Prenesti for Sharecast.com