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Heathrow airport closed: What we know so far

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Fire at substation in Hayes , west London , caused a major power outage at Heathrow .

More than 1,300 flights have been affected, tracking website Flightradar24 said.

Emergency services called to substation at 23:23 GMT on Thursday and fire was under control by 06:28 .

Thousands of homes in west London have been left without power after substation fire.

Heathrow said it does not know when power may be reliably restored.

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