Fire that led to closure of Heathrow no longer considered ‘potentially criminal’
Around 200,000 passengers were disrupted after the airport was closed to all flights on Friday until around 6pm after the fire.
By contributor Rosie Shead, PA
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A fire at an electrical substation which led to the closure of Heathrow Airport last week is no longer being treated as a “potentially criminal matter”, the Metropolitan Police said.
The force’s Counter Terrorism Command had been leading the investigation to establish the cause of the blaze at the substation in Hayes, west London, that started on Thursday evening and was still burning on Friday.
Around 200,000 passengers were disrupted after Heathrow was closed to all flights on Friday until around 6pm following the fire.
