Heathrow airport shuts down after fire causes blackout

The World

Heathrow, one of the world’s largest airports, shut down after a fire broke out Thursday night at an electric substation, effectively knocking out the airport’s power. Host Carol Hills speaks with Paul Cuffe, an assistant professor at University College Dublin, about the potential causes behind the fire at the substation and how vulnerable airports are to these kinds of incidents.

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