'Catastrophic failure' that led to Heathrow power outage revealed
A power outage that shut Heathrow Airport earlier this year, causing travel chaos for more than 270,000 passengers, was caused by a "catastrophic failure" of equipment in a nearby substation, according to a new report.
A massive power outage which brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill earlier this year is the first known blackout caused by excessive voltage, a report has found.
Heathrow's chief executive could not be reached to tell him about the airport's closure after a power outage because his phone was on silent, an inquiry has revealed.
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